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Private Companies Are Stealing Public Parks Rivkah Brown: On a Monday morning in April, locals came to Finsbury Park in north London to discover a sea of mud – paths caked in it, tyre tracks churned through it. The culprit was Tough Mudder, an endurance event that had poured 90,000 litres of water onto the park to create one of the military-style assault courses for which the company is famed, with predictably disastrous results. The company had run 7,500 people straight through the community orchard, turning it into a quagmire – something locals had warned Tough Mudder would happen. The evening before the event, members of Friends of Finsbury Park (FoFP) – one of more than 600 friends of parks groups around the UK, whose aim is to maintain and protect their local green spaces – questioned the company's managing director on the route. He told them he was no expert in wildlife, adding that Haringey council – the Labour-run authority that owns and manages the park – had approved it. CONTINUE READING ➡︎ Picks of the week... REPORT Network Rail Gives Bonuses to Scabs by Polly Smythe The RMT and TSSA have vowed to challenge the decision to withhold bonuses for workers who took strike action. Read more... OPINION In the UK, Israel Has Spotted a Like-Minded Government by Hedi Viterbo Of course Israeli officials would think they could influence UK court cases, writes Hedi Viterbo – on Palestine and protest rights, the two states are perfectly aligned. Read more... READ MORE ON NOVARAMEDIA.COM ➡︎ Represent Novara Media to Support Our Journalism. BROWSE THE NM SHOP ➡︎ Rather than churning out fast fashion to make a quick buck, our merch represents the values that Novara Media was built upon: a commitment to social change, the liberation of workers and prioritising climate justice. We thoroughly audit every supplier we use. We make sure they are committed to fair working conditions and fair pay for workers, use recycled materials wherever possible, and have explicit policies to limit their waste. On average, 50-70% of everything you buy in our shop directly supports Novara Media to expand our reach, grow our output and become even more resilient in the media space. VISIT THE SHOP ➡︎ Copyright © 2022 Thousand Hands Ltd. All rights reserved. Thousand Hands Ltd is a private company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales #11245029. Its registered address is 10 Bridge Street, Christchurch, BH23 1EF. Novara Media is a trading name of Thousand Hands Ltd and, as such, the individual shall have no personal liability arising out of such communication, and liability or obligation rests solely with Novara Media. Opinions or advice contained in this email are subject to the terms and conditions set out in the relevant terms of business and are not necessarily agreed or authorised by Thousand Hands Ltd. We have taken all reasonable precautions to ensure that no viruses are transmitted from Novara Media to any third party. Novara Media accepts no responsibility for any loss or damage resulting directly or indirectly from the use of this email or the contents. Novara Media is regulated by IMPRESS, the independent press regulator.

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