Pathfinder - a 'cock-up'?

[Nemesis]

Q68 Mr. Touhig: Mr. Housden, you have a budget of £2.2 billion. You have demolished 10,000 houses. You have managed in five years to build just 1,000 houses to replace them. You have put at risk some of Britain's housing heritage. You have ignored the views of local people. You have provided a bonanza for property speculators and left the people you are supposed to help unable to buy houses because of rising prices. Did your department deliberately plan a cock-up on this scale or are you just incompetent?

http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200708/cmselect/cmpubacc/uc106-i/uc10602.htm


Last week's Commons Select Committee hearing...

 

[another_richard]

Says more about population shift and the ease in which the other 9000 were rehoused.

 

[Nemesis]

Well... no it says what a cock-up the whole thing is... really, it is. Appalling.

http://www.savebritainsheritage.org

Been saying so all along...

 

[Flyfisher]

On current government form, I expect someone to admit there is no excuse, apologise, and then carry on as usual :roll:

 

[Moo]

Says more about population shift and the ease in which the other 9000 were rehoused.

An interesting thought, though. Does anyone know where the occupants of those houses are living now?

 

[Schoolmarm]

Well, not many of the ones who owned their houses were paid enough to buy again. Some live with relatives,others will be renting.

Gleaned from watching the terribly sad programmes on tv.