tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post5895877169152215554..comments2024-03-28T19:20:52.408+00:00Comments on WEMBLEY MATTERS: Another regeneration scheme, another extension of Mayoral powers and another kick in the face for local democracyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-11042246633452296922014-06-27T10:40:45.385+01:002014-06-27T10:40:45.385+01:00Boris Johnson might just have ruled himself out of...Boris Johnson might just have ruled himself out of determining Royal Mail Group's (RMG) Mount Pleasant planning application. This is what the Mayor of London had to say live, at City Hall, on Wednesday in response to his regular #askBoris Twitterthon -<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SwkCyfBZi8&feature=youtu.be&hd=1 <br /><br />His comments have been reported as demonstrating his pre-determination of the (grotesque) scheme - which is almost certainly nothing more than a scoping, and probably profiteering exercise: once planning consent has been granted, RMG is likely to sell on the site, as Exemplar has done with the huge Goodman's Fields 'development' in E1: 'Having secured the planning consent for the site, it was sold to Berkeley Homes...' <br /><br />http://www.exemplar.co.uk/#/projects/project/goodmans-fields<br /><br />In the video, Johnson openly expresses his liking for the plans, about which, at the same time, he is clearly ignorant, referring falsely to the 'thousands of houses' which will be built as a result. As the blog says, this has 'all the potency of a homoeopathic remedy' - the bombast can't disguise the emptiness of the claim. Interesting to see that he attacks Islington Tribune for misleading its readers about the scheme - failing, of course, to mention that the paper has carried several letters and news stories in which he's been invited by local residents' group, the Mount Pleasant Association, to meet at the site to discuss RMG's wholly unsuitable proposals. Johnson has been narked...Meg Howarthnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-25908139738431804242014-06-24T06:33:34.136+01:002014-06-24T06:33:34.136+01:00I Have Become skeptical Whenever Politicians Start...I Have Become skeptical Whenever Politicians Start Taking About " Regeneration" and for good reason because The Council Estate Known As Chalkhill That was Replaced by the Estate Now run by Metropolitan Housing Trust Was Meant to be a So Called " Regeneration" <br />and now that it is here I can honestly say That it is nothing of the sort.<br />instead it is " chalk Hill estate on a smaller scale.<br />the flaws that made the former estate the haven of torment it was are all here.<br />the inadequate sound insulation material That makes it impossible to enjoy peace and quiet and causes frustration to build up is here again.<br />the quality of the building is laughable...already damp patches are starting to appear...and cracks in the ceiling are starting to appear Too.<br />it's no way good enough.<br />it's basically typical cheap so called " affordable housing" the kind that Mr Butt said are being built by the council With such pride.<br />well I'd love to Tell him That he has nothing to boast about and that the kind of housing Brent council are having built will be nothing but Havens of Torment.<br />I know I sound negative but I'm just being realistic because I have lived in this borough since childhood and my experience when it comes to housing isn't good.<br />I also can't bear to see or hear anything from that so called mayor of London Telling us about his ideas of Regeneration.<br />you can be certain that when ever politicians talk about changing things it will be a failure.<br />also I will say again that whenever you have people in positions of authority that misuse it and actually allow people to exploit the public for financial reasons you can be certain that people living in that system(especially the common poor people) will suffer immensely.<br />Trevornoreply@blogger.com