The real earth movers

The 'Battle of Twyford Down' in which people trying to prevent the building of a road through Twyford Down above Winchester, England, were brutally assaulted by private security guards on Dec. 9, 1992, completely changed the nature of protest in Britain. Two years later, the 45 million pound sterling cutting through the chalk down is complete, but non-violent direct action by anti-road groups has become commonplace throughout Britain. Ordinary people are coming together to protest at the destruction of the environment while the established environmental groups risk being left out.