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In planning it can be worse. Had one recently where there was an ecology issue, LPA planner sent me comments from their consultee and I sent to our eco consultant. They weren't sure what was needed so asked to speak to ecology consultee, LPA had no contact detail for their own consultee bar email...

Its been ever thus, some of us are old enough to remember the days of setting up Eurosport to record the cycling and when you came to watch it back it would invariably be snooker or Nordic skiing they had chosen to show at that time!

P.S I'm not blaming LPA planners, the whole system has changed (I'm really not sure when and how TBH) and become so much more confrontational and seems to have a default of how can we prevent this development.

Thing is planning used to be like that, I worked in local authority planning 25 (good grief!) years ago and at that stage we would meet with developers/architects FOC to discuss emerging proposals and offer advice to help, no chance of that now, if you can do pre-app its paid and limit.

Possibly more accurately, via McSweeney he is a Glasmanite...

@originstorypodcast.bsky.social have a very good pod about what Blue Labour is all about out now, very revealing about the ideology which seems to be driving Labour policy at the moment (its nuts!) bsky.app/profile/orig...

Ah bless can you imagine all those years studying journalism to end up being the Daily Expresses 'Cars Reporter'..... 😀

Don was taken into custody by federal agents last night in Los Angeles.

Suella Braverman: Another big beast defection shows momentum is with Reform Former Home Secretary Suella Braverman is the fourth sitting Tory MP to join the party since the last election.

So the BBC's Political Editor has known Suella Braverman for 25 years, so knew her for over 10 years before she became an MP... explains rather a lot about his reporting.... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

First they came for the Communists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Communist
Then they came for the vegetarians.....

We use Calibri at work, does that mean we are woke and will be lined up against the wall come the day?

I would suggest never as the cultists will just see him as the persecuted political hero, and as for the racism stuff not sure that's actually a problem for his supporters...

*wails* but what about my massive car that marketing has persuaded me makes me look wealthy and well endowed *wails* The move to must have an SUV is an example of basic radicalisation that most cults would envy!

I assume that we don't know all these people who really do exist 'cos they go to another school!

I agree with the sentiment but I'm sorry it lost me at the use of 'banter'!

What this desperately needs is someone to do a podcast about how the left has always had the ability to fall out with itself throughout history.....

Its worth listening to the recent Origin Story podcasts on Labour to get a full appreciation of how the left have been arguing with themselves since year dot....

Why is it being reported like its a new thing to clobber the present government with (that’s a rhetorical question obviously), inheritance tax or its similar predecessors have been around since the 17th century (bloody Rachel Reeves!)

The real BBC bias story, narrated by Anna Ford

All hypothetical musing, unless a) a large swath of the public actually start thinking for themselves and b) politicians of all colours start being honest about what an economic and social state the country is in, why and what hard choices have to be made, we are buggered anyway!

I suppose one possible glimmer of light is that if Labour continue to try and be some sort of Reform light will they when combined with the Tories and Reform just help to further dilute the far right vote and make it more likely that a more moderate party be it green or yellow or whatever get in?

I think therein is the problem. The whole business with Corbyn illustrated that a) party membership actually means bugger all if you can't get the floating voter to vote for you and thus b) will the floating voter vote for any party that they are being told is 'hard' left my the 99% hostile media.

Hang on, I thought we had to stop all immigration as the country was becoming so overcrowded to becoming standing room only...

Followed swiftly (if something dreadful happens) with call us if you think its a disgrace that delays in railway maintenance has caused this train crash!

Her political 'journey' is beginning to rival that of Liz Truss.. on the bright(ish) side this veer towards far right policy could lead to Labour/Tory/Reform splitting the far right vote...

I worked in retail 35 years ago, on the couple of occasions we got broken into the informal police comment was inevitably, go to the local car boot in a couple of weeks and your stuff will be there.

Planning battle between millionaire owner of pub and villagers heats up A PLANNING row between the millionaire owners of a pub and dozens of villagers has intensified.

Novel way to address objectors.... www.nwemail.co.uk/news/2556758... #planning

@lukeaaronmoore.bsky.social @petedonaldson.bsky.social I suspect this is what Pete was vaguely remembering on today's show? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_...

Minority representation on TV causes outrage

From the new Private Eye, in shops now.

Nice to see the not at all racists continue to run the Schroedingers Muslim argument who simultaneously is not prolific enough to need a mosque whilst also so prolific that there won't be enough car parking for all the worshippers....