Planning decisions primarily based on whether refusal could be legally challenged, say Alliance Group onthewight.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from onthewight.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
There is a phenomenon in psychology called cognitive dissonance, about how a person deals with holding two contradictory opinions at the same time. Ian Fox’s letters seem to be a case in point. From his partisan tone, it appears that he is a supporter of the Conservative government. He also professes to be angry at the level of development happening in Watford. Yet it is the Conservative government he supports that has trebled Watford’s housing targets to 800 per year, thus imposing on us the development he hates. Facing up to this would be uncomfortable. So he casts around for someone else to blame and chooses the borough council. He justifies this by ignoring inconvenient facts, citing irrelevant ones and resorting to further mutually contradictory arguments.
Residents warn thousands of new homes will destroy precious farmland and shatter village life kentonline.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from kentonline.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Oldham Lib-Dems reckon there’s no better time to protect our ancient woodlands Date published: 11 December 2020
Liberal Democrat Councillor Sam Al-Hamdani
Ancient woodlands now only cover less of 3% of England’s landmass, yet the charity The Woodland Trust has estimated that 1,200 woodlands may be under threat.
Oldham Borough Liberal Democrat Councillors want to see Oldham Council at the forefront of the fight to protect our nation’s remaining irreplaceable legacy of ancient woodlands and ancient and veteran trees.
Saddleworth West and Lees Councillor Sam Al-Hamdani will be proposing a motion at the next full meeting of Oldham Council (December 16) calling for more protection for these trees.