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Stop Government abusing planning rules to build on iconic public park
London Gardens Trust is a small charity with a big mission to champion London’s historic parks, gardens, squares and green spaces for the benefit of everyone. Case advisor: Richard Buxton Solicitors
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Below, an update on our campaign. The Holocaust Memorial Bill has now received Royal Assent.
Once the diggers move in there will be no going back, so we will now be campaigning for a fresh planning inquiry.
www.crowdjustice.com/case/stop-go...
Once the diggers move in there will be no going back, so we will now be campaigning for a fresh planning inquiry.
www.crowdjustice.com/case/stop-go...
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#PublicSpace #London
*this shameless landgrab shd be seen as part of the much wider picture of public #GreenSpaces being appropriated by those who see #parks as empty plots for construction or commercial activity*
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*this shameless landgrab shd be seen as part of the much wider picture of public #GreenSpaces being appropriated by those who see #parks as empty plots for construction or commercial activity*
RSVP @miattafahnbulleh.bsky.social 😡
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Below, an update on our campaign. The Holocaust Memorial Bill has now received Royal Assent.
Once the diggers move in there will be no going back, so we will now be campaigning for a fresh planning inquiry.
www.crowdjustice.com/case/stop-go...
Once the diggers move in there will be no going back, so we will now be campaigning for a fresh planning inquiry.
www.crowdjustice.com/case/stop-go...
Stop Government abusing planning rules to build on iconic public park
London Gardens Trust is a small charity with a big mission to champion London’s historic parks, gardens, squares and green spaces for the benefit of everyone. Case advisor: Richard Buxton Solicitors
www.crowdjustice.com
January 22, 2026 at 10:33 PM
#PublicSpace #London
*this shameless landgrab shd be seen as part of the much wider picture of public #GreenSpaces being appropriated by those who see #parks as empty plots for construction or commercial activity*
RSVP @miattafahnbulleh.bsky.social 😡
@pickardje.bsky.social @katie0martin.ft.com
*this shameless landgrab shd be seen as part of the much wider picture of public #GreenSpaces being appropriated by those who see #parks as empty plots for construction or commercial activity*
RSVP @miattafahnbulleh.bsky.social 😡
@pickardje.bsky.social @katie0martin.ft.com
Below, an update on our campaign. The Holocaust Memorial Bill has now received Royal Assent.
Once the diggers move in there will be no going back, so we will now be campaigning for a fresh planning inquiry.
www.crowdjustice.com/case/stop-go...
Once the diggers move in there will be no going back, so we will now be campaigning for a fresh planning inquiry.
www.crowdjustice.com/case/stop-go...
Stop Government abusing planning rules to build on iconic public park
London Gardens Trust is a small charity with a big mission to champion London’s historic parks, gardens, squares and green spaces for the benefit of everyone. Case advisor: Richard Buxton Solicitors
www.crowdjustice.com
January 22, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Below, an update on our campaign. The Holocaust Memorial Bill has now received Royal Assent.
Once the diggers move in there will be no going back, so we will now be campaigning for a fresh planning inquiry.
www.crowdjustice.com/case/stop-go...
Once the diggers move in there will be no going back, so we will now be campaigning for a fresh planning inquiry.
www.crowdjustice.com/case/stop-go...
Survivors including Anita Lasker-Wallfisch, Martin Stern and, below, Joanna Milan BEM disagree with the minister. They want it done right.
January 21, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Survivors including Anita Lasker-Wallfisch, Martin Stern and, below, Joanna Milan BEM disagree with the minister. They want it done right.
If the Tory Govt had followed due process and properly considered alternative locations, it could have been operational long before now.
The current proposal fails against almost all of 2015 Holocaust Commission report’s recommendations.
Many survivors and Holocaust educators oppose it.
The current proposal fails against almost all of 2015 Holocaust Commission report’s recommendations.
Many survivors and Holocaust educators oppose it.
January 21, 2026 at 3:35 PM
If the Tory Govt had followed due process and properly considered alternative locations, it could have been operational long before now.
The current proposal fails against almost all of 2015 Holocaust Commission report’s recommendations.
Many survivors and Holocaust educators oppose it.
The current proposal fails against almost all of 2015 Holocaust Commission report’s recommendations.
Many survivors and Holocaust educators oppose it.
‘If you think London’s parks are protected, think again.’ - Alice Robert, CPRE
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Judi Dench backs campaign to protect London’s green spaces from developers
Actor says it is ‘more important than ever’ to safeguard city’s parks as report finds more than 50 are at risk
www.theguardian.com
January 21, 2026 at 7:56 AM
‘If you think London’s parks are protected, think again.’ - Alice Robert, CPRE
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
House of Lords: ‘The sole purpose of any Learning Centre must be the provision of education about the Holocaust and antisemitism.’
Government: ‘Nope.’
#HowDidWeGetHere #MakeItMakeSense #HolocaustMemorial #Westminster #VictoriaTowerGardens
Government: ‘Nope.’
#HowDidWeGetHere #MakeItMakeSense #HolocaustMemorial #Westminster #VictoriaTowerGardens
January 20, 2026 at 12:39 PM
House of Lords: ‘The sole purpose of any Learning Centre must be the provision of education about the Holocaust and antisemitism.’
Government: ‘Nope.’
#HowDidWeGetHere #MakeItMakeSense #HolocaustMemorial #Westminster #VictoriaTowerGardens
Government: ‘Nope.’
#HowDidWeGetHere #MakeItMakeSense #HolocaustMemorial #Westminster #VictoriaTowerGardens
If the Holocaust Memorial Bill is passed, the project will again require planning permission.
We have repeatedly asked for a new planning inquiry given the many changes since the original decision but the Govt will not commit to this.
Our campaign continues.…!
We have repeatedly asked for a new planning inquiry given the many changes since the original decision but the Govt will not commit to this.
Our campaign continues.…!
January 19, 2026 at 12:34 PM
If the Holocaust Memorial Bill is passed, the project will again require planning permission.
We have repeatedly asked for a new planning inquiry given the many changes since the original decision but the Govt will not commit to this.
Our campaign continues.…!
We have repeatedly asked for a new planning inquiry given the many changes since the original decision but the Govt will not commit to this.
Our campaign continues.…!
Holocaust Memorial Bill returns to the Commons on Tues 20 Jan.
MPs will discuss one Lords amendment: "The sole purpose of any Learning Centre must be the provision of education about the Holocaust and antisemitism.”
The Government intends to deny this request and has restricted debate to 1 hour!
MPs will discuss one Lords amendment: "The sole purpose of any Learning Centre must be the provision of education about the Holocaust and antisemitism.”
The Government intends to deny this request and has restricted debate to 1 hour!
January 19, 2026 at 12:26 PM
Holocaust Memorial Bill returns to the Commons on Tues 20 Jan.
MPs will discuss one Lords amendment: "The sole purpose of any Learning Centre must be the provision of education about the Holocaust and antisemitism.”
The Government intends to deny this request and has restricted debate to 1 hour!
MPs will discuss one Lords amendment: "The sole purpose of any Learning Centre must be the provision of education about the Holocaust and antisemitism.”
The Government intends to deny this request and has restricted debate to 1 hour!
Yes. A handy summary of where we’re at. Slight inaccuracy regarding Richard Buxton!
January 16, 2026 at 8:18 AM
Yes. A handy summary of where we’re at. Slight inaccuracy regarding Richard Buxton!
I think his involvement was a bit earlier in the process than that. But he was certainly one of the Secs of State who wheeled and dealed to make it happen.
January 16, 2026 at 8:16 AM
I think his involvement was a bit earlier in the process than that. But he was certainly one of the Secs of State who wheeled and dealed to make it happen.
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I wrote about London's new Holocaust memorial, due to get the green light this year.
Supporters believe the project has already been delayed for too long.
But critics fear it will oversimplify Britain’s relationship with its past and with present-day antisemitism.
www.politico.eu/article/brit...
Supporters believe the project has already been delayed for too long.
But critics fear it will oversimplify Britain’s relationship with its past and with present-day antisemitism.
www.politico.eu/article/brit...
Britain’s troubled Holocaust memorial
Stalled for more than a decade, a memorial in the shadow of the U.K. Parliament has stirred strong emotions — and very British planning objections.
www.politico.eu
January 2, 2026 at 1:44 PM
I wrote about London's new Holocaust memorial, due to get the green light this year.
Supporters believe the project has already been delayed for too long.
But critics fear it will oversimplify Britain’s relationship with its past and with present-day antisemitism.
www.politico.eu/article/brit...
Supporters believe the project has already been delayed for too long.
But critics fear it will oversimplify Britain’s relationship with its past and with present-day antisemitism.
www.politico.eu/article/brit...
Hi Esther, some interesting new insights in your article. Thanks!
One small correction: Richard Buxton is an environmental solicitor who has campaigned against this location for the memorial. He is also a descendant of Thomas Fowell Buxton, to whom the Buxton Memorial is actually dedicated.
One small correction: Richard Buxton is an environmental solicitor who has campaigned against this location for the memorial. He is also a descendant of Thomas Fowell Buxton, to whom the Buxton Memorial is actually dedicated.
January 3, 2026 at 11:25 AM
Hi Esther, some interesting new insights in your article. Thanks!
One small correction: Richard Buxton is an environmental solicitor who has campaigned against this location for the memorial. He is also a descendant of Thomas Fowell Buxton, to whom the Buxton Memorial is actually dedicated.
One small correction: Richard Buxton is an environmental solicitor who has campaigned against this location for the memorial. He is also a descendant of Thomas Fowell Buxton, to whom the Buxton Memorial is actually dedicated.
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The Christmas tree in Victoria Tower Gardens, Westminster.
December 18, 2025 at 5:08 PM
The Christmas tree in Victoria Tower Gardens, Westminster.
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Victoria Tower Gardens
October 20, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Victoria Tower Gardens
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The Buxton Memorial in Victoria Tower Gardens, by the RiverThames in London, revealed after a complex restoration.
October 17, 2025 at 5:03 PM
The Buxton Memorial in Victoria Tower Gardens, by the RiverThames in London, revealed after a complex restoration.
Almost certainly! The UK government used similar tactics in 2019, when they employed ‘social impact agency’ Big Ideas, at a cost of £118k to the taxpayer, to subvert the planning consultation system in the case of the UK Holocaust Memorial & Learning Centre.
Have tactics employed by a communications agency undermined democratic transparency?
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News from the Victorian Society | Concerns over misleading tactics and validity of the consultation in Liverpool Street Station scheme
News about Concerns over misleading tactics and validity of the consultation in Liverpool Street Station scheme from the The Victorian Society - National News news.
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July 9, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Almost certainly! The UK government used similar tactics in 2019, when they employed ‘social impact agency’ Big Ideas, at a cost of £118k to the taxpayer, to subvert the planning consultation system in the case of the UK Holocaust Memorial & Learning Centre.
Praise and thanks to the peers who were in the @houseoflords.parliament.uk chamber until 01.20 last night, voting in support of amendments to the Holocaust Memorial Bill.
June 12, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Praise and thanks to the peers who were in the @houseoflords.parliament.uk chamber until 01.20 last night, voting in support of amendments to the Holocaust Memorial Bill.
Phil Rosenberg of @boardofdeputies.bsky.social writing on his own account because the Board has never given Deputies a vote on the UK Holocaust Memorial proposal for Victoria Tower Gardens.
June 10, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Phil Rosenberg of @boardofdeputies.bsky.social writing on his own account because the Board has never given Deputies a vote on the UK Holocaust Memorial proposal for Victoria Tower Gardens.
Charles Moore writes in today’s @telegraphnews.bsky.social about the UK Holocaust Memorial & Learning Centre proposed for Victoria Tower Gardens, which returns to @houseoflords.parliament.uk tomorrow.
June 10, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Charles Moore writes in today’s @telegraphnews.bsky.social about the UK Holocaust Memorial & Learning Centre proposed for Victoria Tower Gardens, which returns to @houseoflords.parliament.uk tomorrow.
Note how Lord Stevens of Kirkwhelpington avoids answering the concerns about public access to Victoria Tower Gardens.
June 9, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Note how Lord Stevens of Kirkwhelpington avoids answering the concerns about public access to Victoria Tower Gardens.
If the UKHM exists in Victoria Tower Gardens it will mean and cancellation of the park on security grounds.
And what does Mr Gardner mean by ‘Westminster’? The UK Holocaust Memorial promoters have never suggested anywhere in Westminster other than VTG.
@houseoflords.parliament.uk
And what does Mr Gardner mean by ‘Westminster’? The UK Holocaust Memorial promoters have never suggested anywhere in Westminster other than VTG.
@houseoflords.parliament.uk
June 9, 2025 at 10:22 PM
If the UKHM exists in Victoria Tower Gardens it will mean and cancellation of the park on security grounds.
And what does Mr Gardner mean by ‘Westminster’? The UK Holocaust Memorial promoters have never suggested anywhere in Westminster other than VTG.
@houseoflords.parliament.uk
And what does Mr Gardner mean by ‘Westminster’? The UK Holocaust Memorial promoters have never suggested anywhere in Westminster other than VTG.
@houseoflords.parliament.uk
We’ll never know. Because nobody else has proposed building anything in this Grade II listed park.
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June 9, 2025 at 10:18 PM
We’ll never know. Because nobody else has proposed building anything in this Grade II listed park.
UK Holocaust Memorial
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UK Holocaust Memorial
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Few places better to watch the Thames roll by than lovely Victoria Tower Gardens.
#SaveVictoriaTowerGardens
#SaveVictoriaTowerGardens
It’s #LondonRiversWeek—a time to celebrate the Thames and its stories.
I visited the London Museum exhibition, where treasures lost to the river were recovered by modern-day mudlarks. A beautiful reminder of how the Thames connects us across centuries.
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I visited the London Museum exhibition, where treasures lost to the river were recovered by modern-day mudlarks. A beautiful reminder of how the Thames connects us across centuries.
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
Tales from the tide: Rachel Blake reviews 'Secrets of the Thames'
Navigate your way to the London Museum Docklands to enjoy these remarkable treasures once lost to the Thames but restored to us by modern-day mudla...
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June 3, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Few places better to watch the Thames roll by than lovely Victoria Tower Gardens.
#SaveVictoriaTowerGardens
#SaveVictoriaTowerGardens