Remember Swampy? It was only a decade ago that eco-warriors constructed networks of tunnels and tree houses to prevent roads and runways being built. Now they’re nearly old enough for a reunion tour. The eco-warriors lost the battle, but possibly not the argument. Last year a report was published about the Newbury bypass, scene of some of the strongest anti-road protests. The study, by the former Countryside Agency and Campaign to Protect Rural England, found the benefits to the people of Newbury were fleeting: congestion in the town at peak times is back to its original levels.