As someone who has had to come to terms with the state of the A303 during the past months, since my selection to fight Yeovil at the next General Election, I met the decision to dump the idea of improving the road as it passes Stonehenge. I think the Conservative MP Tobias Ellwood has it about right. He said in Parliament:
Stonehenge is a first-rate heritage site with second-rate facilities supported by a third-rate tourism policy. Even the United Nations World Heritage Committee is complaining about the standards at Stonehenge. The Government now admit that they have nothing to show for 10 years of work after spending £23 million of taxpayers money. Does not this reflect the Governments attitude towards tourism, with budgets cut and a failure to stand up to other Government Departments? It has been some time since the druids conducted their last human sacrifice at Stonehenge. Such is the anger at the Government that I suggest the Minister treats with caution any invitation to Stonehenge that she may receive for the next summer solstice.
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