The last place on earth
Dungeness has been fought over by many organisations over the centuries. Curiously, the French and Germans who were seen as the biggest threat to the place, have shown no interest in taking over the area at any point. The Ministry of Defence, the Ministry for War, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds and Nature Conservancy as well as railwaycompanies and Port Authorities have all wanted a piece of the place at one time or another and often all at once. The current battle, if there still is one, concerns the RSPB and The Atomic Energy Authority, whose edifices sit at the far end of the promontory, requiring 750 people to keep the place from doing whatever nuclear power stations do when they are closing. down. Having knuckled under the power of the state energy requirements for a long time, it is just possible the conservationists are seeing the positive side of hot water feeding the birds just off the coast line outside the plant. We were just crazy enough to join our friends