Philip Pullman led 200 people in a protest outside Oxford’s town hall earlier this week at the continued proposals to destroy the area around the canal basin in Jericho, Oxford – the setting for parts of His Dark Materials. The plans are currently subject to inspection by a government planning inspector, and Pullman has been leading from the front, suggesting that Jericho is just as beautiful as Venice. You can read the full article in the Oxford Mail here.
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My best wishes to Pullman’s cause. Jericho deserves to be preserved. Oxford needs special developments in harmony whith its character.