Historic preservationists vs UK's Supreme Court

One law for the Law Lords, another for the rabble:

The Lord Chancellor, Lord Falconer of Thoroton, was accused of "state-sponsored vandalism" yesterday over Government plans to strip out the interior of an important listed building in order to make way for the new Supreme Court.

Adam Wilkinson, of Save Britain's Heritage, warned of growing anger among conservationists and some members of the judiciary over proposals to alter the interior of the grade 11*-listed Middlesex Guildhall, next to Westminster Abbey on Parliament Square, which is a World Heritage site. . .

The current plans would not be given the go-ahead if proposed by any other owner of a listed building, according to Save Britain's Heritage.

Posted by David on December 19, 2006 9:01 PM