south downs national park

From The Argus

Campaigners were celebrating today as the Government signed into existence the new South Downs National Park - and announced it would be bigger than previously planned.

Environment Secretary Hilary Benn, on a visit to Ditchling in East Sussex, said the Park's provisional boundary would be stretched to encompass a number of additional areas following lobbying by residents and conservationists.

Why does this government ALWAYS seem to change the details at the last moment and expand the area covered by legislation it signs? It can't even sign off on a National Park without some form of mission creep.

In other news Worthing Council is trying to sell off 190 acres of land that fall within the newly created National Park.