tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1131658095945044290.post8291687362740349028..comments2023-10-09T11:27:46.098+01:00Comments on Shepherd's Bush: West Ken: Boris signs death warrant Chris Underwoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03026438313352911527noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1131658095945044290.post-86763105642898794032013-07-10T15:47:27.151+01:002013-07-10T15:47:27.151+01:00Ah yes, I see your point: I just hadn't read i...Ah yes, I see your point: I just hadn't read it that way. <br /><br />As for the estates, I understand (but may be wrong on this) that at least one is largely low-rise and unusually well-designed for the time. Unlike most of the others which were built around then and have been found sadly wanting since. As for the redevelopment itself, I don't really know.Mike OBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05714949375652233075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1131658095945044290.post-15530967654565749682013-07-09T13:39:20.130+01:002013-07-09T13:39:20.130+01:00It's refreshing to have an MP come out in supp...It's refreshing to have an MP come out in support of his constituents instead of banging the drum for developers and big business. Whatever my issues with the Labour Party or Slaughter (and there's a few) in this case he's been spot on.<br /><br />Don't forget that at the last General Election the Tories claimed that any stories about demolition were 'Labour propaganda' - now look what's happening: People being uprooted to make room for the wealthy.<br /><br />The anti-demolition facebook group is here for those interested: http://www.facebook.com/groups/190516634303514/Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13507518805586920039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1131658095945044290.post-11981470600978753232013-07-08T12:33:15.225+01:002013-07-08T12:33:15.225+01:00I take your point about double relocations, which ...I take your point about double relocations, which few could welcome, and the residents have of course made it clear that they are mostly against the scheme. It just struck me as unlikely that the residents were to be 'replaced', which is what Mr Slaughter says, as opposed to their homes.<br /><br />I certainly have little knowledge of that part of H&F, and no particular view on the merits of the redevelopment.Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01146808185620364646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1131658095945044290.post-77032670899950609172013-07-07T20:29:19.194+01:002013-07-07T20:29:19.194+01:00H: Well they're certainly being uprooted and t...H: Well they're certainly being uprooted and their homes replaced. Everything else from all other parties is just the usual rhetoric. Having double moves over an extended period for the older residents may well prove rather traumatic for them. <br /><br />The only guarantee the existing residents will get is of what is deemed to be suitable equivalent accommodation. This may not meet the expectations they're being asked to believe they will be offered. <br /><br />I have to say though that I don't know much about these 2 estates, so I can't really comment on them directly.Mike OBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05714949375652233075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1131658095945044290.post-88132317808162548022013-07-05T23:48:36.440+01:002013-07-05T23:48:36.440+01:00Exactly. Andy Slaughter is short on balanced facts...Exactly. Andy Slaughter is short on balanced facts and high on sensationalist propaganda, as usual.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01343839100512926662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1131658095945044290.post-91450151768009606092013-07-04T10:08:34.518+01:002013-07-04T10:08:34.518+01:00I'm not clear on the 'uprooting and replac...I'm not clear on the 'uprooting and replacing' bit of what Slaughter says. Are the existing residents guaranteed equivalent accommodation in the new development or not?Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01146808185620364646noreply@blogger.com