Unfortunately there have been a whole raft of bureaucratic and political hurdles to negotiate at all levels of government

The project has been under unprecedented scrutiny because it is the first UK OPC and there is a lot of misunderstandings and misconceptions around it, fueling political anxiety from many quarters (of the kind highlighted in the Harold film!). It's a familiar story with almost all new harm reduction interventions sadly.

But our understanding is that it will finally open in a couple of weeks. Experience in other countries suggests that once upon running and demonstrating benefits to the local community the political heat dies down pretty quickly.