May make him feel good but I'm not sure Lammy's sarcastic snipe at the end there is helpful. No doubt it made him feel better but if you are a cynic like me you might wonder whether it could actually backfire in the worst way imaginable.
why isn't it helpful? that tweet at the end calls out a speculative reason for the delay, only in reaction to an ambiguous answer.
May make him feel good but I'm not sure Lammy's sarcastic snipe at the end there is helpful. No doubt it made him feel better but if you are a cynic like me you might wonder whether it could actually backfire in the worst way imaginable.
Never been a fan of Lammy or Labour but I back him here. Been dragging on far to long and even if it is passed a reason must be given for the delay when the final decision is made.
I don't know if these things do any good and this is probably old news, but there is an e-petition up, just in case some folk haven't seen it:
http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/65965
Compulsary purchase order for Tottenham Hotspur FC
Responsible department: Department for Communities and Local Government
That Mr Pickles, and his department, complete the inquiry into the compulsory purchase order of land held by Archway Sheet Metal Works as this has already been with this department since April 2013
Never been a fan of Lammy or Labour but I back him here. Been dragging on far to long and even if it is passed a reason must be given for the delay when the final decision is made.
No!! I always had you down as Socialist Workers member.
Call me a pessimist but it's sounding ominously like Pickles wants to find a way to refuse the CPO but he has to make certain the reasons he invents can somehow be made to stand up to legal challenge.
I so hope you are utterly, utterly right and I am utterly, utterly wrong!Quite the opposite seems more likely to me.
Because of the implications for wider regeneration in Tottenham, I'm sure that Pickles would prefer to rule in favour of Haringey / Spurs. But if he does so without the legal case having been soundly established, then he risks his decision being challenged and overturned. And if that were to happen, the delay to any regeneration would be far greater than if the job had been done properly in the first instance.
Quite the opposite seems more likely to me.
Because of the implications for wider regeneration in Tottenham, I'm sure that Pickles would prefer to rule in favour of Haringey / Spurs. But if he does so without the legal case having been soundly established, then he risks his decision being challenged and overturned. And if that were to happen, the delay to any regeneration would be far greater than if the job had been done properly in the first instance.
I'm with Jimmy here....
"I am keen to make a decision as soon as possible but I know you will want that decision to be a decision that holds up in court and therefore it is important to make sure it's robust."
Sounds like the decision that Lammy wants.