Gordon Brown - open letter from Camden against St Pancras Death Lab

In an open letter to Gordon Brown in today's Camden New Journal concillor Roger Robinson said he has been given "no alternative but to fight alongside anyone" to stop the "world's largest ever, highest level virus containment facility / animal testing lab" to be built within a Camden council estate on brownfield land behind St Pancras and Kings Cross stations.

Councillors vowed today to fight the MRC.

They want to use the Freedom of Information act to find out : WHO the other bidders for the land were and WHY the plans were revealed to local residents just weeks before the sale was due to go ahead despite the sale / bids first being applied for in 2003...[giving them no time to organise and spread publicity] And WHY Gordon Brown gave the plan his backing despite promises for to build more council homes.....and in the face of widespread local opposition. Councillors have also said that they will not give the MRC planning permission and want a Public Enquiry.

Natalie Bennet of the Green Part said that "it doesn't take the MRC to research that bad housing [also lack of] and lack of community facilities are bad for health.

A march [see Camden New Journal] to Parliament is planned for thre New Year.

Support the local people of Camden! Female campaigners have said that they were approached and threatened by "shady characters" who tried to stop them campaigning. Don't leave these women, elderly campaigners and youngsters to fight this alone!!

Phyllis O'Dacity

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this is the only mention i could find in the camden journal

14.12.2007 10:50

http://www.thecnj.co.uk/camden/2007/101107/news101107_07.html

sceptic
Homepage: http://www.thecnj.co.uk/camden/2007/101107/news101107_07.html

you cant of looked very hard then

14.12.2007 15:37

http://www.thecnj.co.uk/camden/2007/121307/letters121307_04.html

riotact

There have been MANY articles re the lab in Camden New Journal!

14.12.2007 18:34

The Camden New Journal has been following this for months and Camden New Journal reporter Paul Keilthy has kept up with the developements EVERY week!! There have been many pics of those involved / protests / etc.
The editorial of the paper has made comments against the lab.

Lesley

There have been MANY articles re the lab in Camden New Journal!

14.12.2007 18:34

Lesley

It was on the letters page!

14.12.2007 18:35

It can be found on the letters page.

Clay

This is all very sinister

14.12.2007 19:27

They are creating an International Science Site by stealth!

Souljah

No - one in Camden wants this lab. No- one living / working there wants the lab!

14.12.2007 23:04

The people of Camden and Animal Rights activists are fighting side by side to stop this. I'm not..well i wasn't... an Animal rights activist...until now!
And it'scomplete rubbish that Animal Rights activists were "recruiting dissafected youths at football mtches /on the streets /in cafes and pubs....and indoctrinating us into violence!"

HEAR THIS. Local people do not want the lab!! Do not insult us by saying we were "recruited" by anyone.

And the people campigning are mostly little old ladies, teenagers, elderly men etc. I can assure you that I wasn't approached by at the football by sinister little old ladies...saying "OI! Mate! Wanna come on a riot?!"

Local people are AGAINST the lab. End of story. We will fight this together. Side by side.

Dave