The only "evidence" I have that Labour politicians might have led applicants to believe that their flouting of the planning regulations might be overlooked comes from Alan Keen's own reported comments at the Save Our Homes meeting, the same comments which have not unreasonably caused you (Adam) some concern.It occurs to me that if the former administration made it its policy to overlook planning infringements then any potential transgressor would have been lulled into a false sense of security. Yes, administrations change but one only has to recall the sense of stunned disbelief which (unbelievably) pervaded New Labour's ranks when the results came in from the last local elections to understand that this would have been discounted as a serious possiblity.In response to the long, unpunctuated outpouring from Mr. Hughes on his new, related thread, I would simply point out that the question of an amnesty was raised by me purely as a discussion point and was never an expression of my own personal view. For what it is worth, in the one conversation which I have had with Councillor Mark Bowen on this matter it was clear to me that he would be opposed to an amnesty, so Dave's rambling and infantile remarks about Mr. Kad are, as almost always, laughably wide of the mark.
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