tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-390653757053553954.post904909028775406732..comments2023-05-06T16:25:08.360+01:00Comments on Paul Crofts' Blog: Views from an independent socialist: New Chief for Wellingborough Council... broken Herts in Herts?Paul Croftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13807075315953688979noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-390653757053553954.post-26092398346124707062012-02-08T18:37:06.141+00:002012-02-08T18:37:06.141+00:00I think Private Eye are right to make an issue of ...I think Private Eye are right to make an issue of this deal with private developers if it is a "sweetheart" deal and is not open to public scrutiny, as they imply. You may be right about councils working with developers to get things going - but they should be transparent and accountable, otherwise it is legitimate to draw inferences that other things may be going on. There is a very murky history of such deals between developers and councils which presents a context for concern.<br /><br />PaulPaul Croftshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13807075315953688979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-390653757053553954.post-2208930982290438662012-02-08T11:39:18.985+00:002012-02-08T11:39:18.985+00:00This is much-to-do-about-nothing and Private Eye i...This is much-to-do-about-nothing and Private Eye in their provoking style seem to be trying to with a hint that Mr Campbell is somehow financially gaining personally from the redevelopment of Hitchin town centre. It would seem they know little about local government in that the council members make the final decisions regarding development and in this age of austerity many councils offer free land for development else there would no development.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com