[Reposted] Barnet Planning, Old and New (Climb aboard for a "Customer Journey". Hold Very Tight Please.)

(Courtesy of Mr Mustard.)
(Mrs Angry says she knows Joe Henry's mum, "who is very nice".)

Evening Standard: Peter Bill on Property: "Housing supply grows as demand falls… how suburban"

Link

Forget central London sales hype, the price of new homes in the outer boroughs fell 8% in 2011. No wonder: work began on 23,000 new homes last year, mostly in the suburbs. More than 16,000 remained unsold in January.

"The statistics are six months old. But London Residential Research makes 6000 site visits a year, to peer behind the sales boards at the real picture. It takes it a while to tot up the stats for its annual Red Book, out this month. This contains an even scarier number: 236,363. That’s the number of units planned, or with planning permission.

"Within that number lies the scariest figure of all: 50,000 — how many units are planned within a mile of so of the Olympic park. Demand is weak. Yet supply goes from strength to strength. Be afraid.

Proposed 'Metro North' railway (Great video, shame about the financial crisis)

Not to mention 'Metro West' ...

Daily Telegraph: "Caine's Arcade" (A more interesting shop than Hammerson has ever built)

Link to Daily Telegraph and video

"In the front of a used car parts shop, next to a junkyard in east Los Angeles, a little boy sits in his child-sized director’s chair, waiting for customers. Behind him is a meticulously constructed jumble of boxes that he has cut up and taped together, with handwritten stickers insisting, 'This is not a toy’. At the entrance is a cardboard sign with the words: 'Caine’s arcadE’; the capital 'E’ only added later, when he realised his omission.

"So starts a charming 11-minute film about nine-year-old Caine Monroy, who spent his summer holiday last year building a miniature games arcade made out of cardboard boxes in his father’s shop. Caine has been going to work with his father, George, 52, since he was four. His mother is a full-time waitress, and the Monroys, who are separated but live together, cannot afford child care during the holidays. While his father works in the back office, Caine makes his own fun out front."

BBC: Touring the Shard

Towering 95 storeys high into the sky over central London, the Shard is now western Europe's tallest building. Italian architect Renzo Piano and London property entrepreneur Irvine Sellar take Razia Iqbal on a tour of the building (click on image). Below, World Service's Robin Banerji asks what it's like to live near skyscrapers. 

"London has a spiky new steel and glass steeple - the Shard. This elongated pyramid is currently the tallest building in the European Union at 310m, but how does it feel to live in the shadow of such a giant?

"Skyscrapers have been the symbol of the modern city for over a century. In the past 50 years, buildings have been rising ever higher, majestically reaching for the sky and making the most of land values in crowded city centres.

"But while tall buildings can be adored or reviled from afar, it is in their own neighbourhoods and at their own feet that their effects are most acutely felt."

TotalJobs: Retail Asset Manager at Hammerson

"Hammerson is a FTSE 100 REIT with assets of circa £5bn under ownership, development and management in the UK and France. It has interests in 10 major regional UK shopping schemes. Being the best owner, manager and developer of major regional shopping schemes in the UK and France is a core company objective.

"The Hammerson UK Retail Division specialises in actively managing and developing high performance prime retail assets. Its aim is to outperform the IPD index consistently through a sales growth-led strategy which goes beyond the traditional landlord and tenant approach.

Two core principles drive this strategy:

• Relationship management - engaging high quality retail insight and strong customer relationships to grow sales.
• An investment lifecycle management approach - understanding and balancing short and long term performance requirements.

The Role:

• The company is seeking to recruit an Asset Manager with high value retail expertise.
• Asset Managers at Hammerson play a pivotal role in performance delivery through high levels of accountability in all aspects of short and long term property investment and management activity.
• The successful candidate will already have significant experience working in a comparable retail environment and a track record of successful delivery of results.

Core Requirements:

• Responsibility for investment performance - strategy planning and execution, leasing, technical analysis, valuation, competent decision making and advanced core property skills.
• Understanding the business of retail - using a research based sales led approach to effectively manage internal leasing, development and marketing resource to deliver results within a matrix management structure.
• Communication and decision making skills - numeracy, analysis, reporting (internal and JV partner), team leadership.
• Adding value though vision and lateral thinking.
• Representing and integrating the existing retail scheme within the development team."

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 TotalJobs

Croydon Guardian: "Allders in administration" (Time for Hammerson or Westfield to show up?)

Link to Croydon Guardian

"Councillor Mike Fisher, leader of the Croydon council, said: 

“Like the rest of the country, Croydon is grappling with very difficult economic conditions and reduced spending power, and this shows how even the most long-established institutions are potentially threatened.

"[However,] two of the country’s largest retail developers remain keenly interested in our main shopping centre, Whitgift, and only a few weeks ago we approved Hammerson’s plans for the remodelling and expansion of Centrale. We are determined to ensure that our regeneration plans remain on track."

"Brookfield [ex-Brent Cross development partner] to buy Hammerson's offices for more than £500,000,000.00" (alleged)

Link to web site

"Brookfield Office Properties (BPO.N) is in exclusive talks to buy British developer Hammerson's (HMSO.L) London office portfolio, for more than 500 million pounds ($777.2 million), a source familiar with the deal told Reuters."

"News From Nowhere" (Well, Hendon Town Hall, actually, and as it happens)

"Labour Cllr Geof Cooke supports Boris new lower-density policies in the London Plan, against Barnet Council’s staff."

Barnet Bugle

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And there's more...

"Another Barnet LABOUR Councillor attacks the Council’s acceptance of density way above Boris’ London Plan."

Evening Standard: "Homes will be built in historic Crystal Palace park"

Visiting the Hammerson enclosure

Link to Evening Standard

"Residents have lost their fight to block a £68 million development in Crystal Palace Park. They had opposed the regeneration scheme, which includes two housing developments, saying it would threaten other open spaces and harm 'bat commuting routes' across the park.

"But after a lengthy legal battle, a High Court judge backed Communities Secretary Eric Pickles’s decision to grant outline planning permission to the masterplan."

The Guardian: "London 2012 legacy: the battle begins on a Newham estate"

"For some, the aftermath of the Olympic Games could bring eviction and disruption, for others, it is a chance to transform their lives and businesses" 

"Competing views about East End life after London 2012 are sharply crystalised amid the public housing architecture of the Carpenters estate in Stratford, which stands on the fringe of the Olympic Park, overlooked by the red spirals of the Orbit tower.

The vision of the planners, led by Newham council's ebullient Labour executive mayor, Sir Robin Wales, is for the Carpenters to make way for a new campus for University College London (UCL), enhancing the life prospects of the neighbourhood and enriching hard-up Newham as a whole."

Evening Standard: "WS Atkins stymied by shaky building"

Link to Evening Standard

"Olympic park designer WS Atkins is struggling at home, as the UK’s shaky construction market and delayed rail contracts eat into revenues.

"... Atkins blamed 'difficult' market conditions in the UK, due to public spending cuts ..."

Hammerson and Westfield battle: Now Allders may close

Link to Croydon Guardian

"The owners of Allders department store in Croydon are in crisis talks to prevent the historic store from folding.

"The store was forced to sell off all its branches except its flagship store in Croydon after falling into administration seven years ago, and is the source of speculation after retail giants Westfield and Hammerson both showed interest in developing the entire Whitgift Centre site last year."

Evening Standard: "Midtown revamp to create ‘premier cultural district’ for London"

Link to Evening Standard

"London’s 'Midtown' between the West End and the City will be transformed into the capital’s most vibrant cultural district under a masterplan unveiled today.

"Urban designer and architect Sir Terry Farrell said the vision will link Oxford Street in the west and Cheapside in the east to create a continuous shopping boulevard across central London.

"The plans would start with a makeover of the 'dysfunctional' Holborn and New Oxford Street artery, scrapping the one-way gyratories that have turned them into inner city motorways, introducing cycle routes, and giving pedestrians priority at increased numbers of crossing points."

Plans for Slough Trading Estate (David Brent has left Wernham Hogg Paper Company, and now works at London Communications Agency)

Link to more images

Barnet Times: "North London Waste Plan inquiry abandoned after two hours"

Link to Barnet Times

"A six-day public hearing to assess the viability of the multi-million pound North London Waste Plan was abandoned just two hours after it began on Tuesday.

"In an embarrassing turn for the local authorities that put together the waste strategy, the planning inspector suspended the hearing in its first morning at Camden Town Hall."

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BREAKING NEWS (as they say)

North London Waste Plan - postponed till September at earliest - "Inspector not convinced by the Local Authorities' 'Duty to Co-operate' ". (More later.)

Brent Cross's Summer of Sport, KICKING OFF WITH THESE FANTASTIC INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL GAMES

"This month do not miss these fantastic international football games – screened LIVE at Brent Cross!"

Tuesday 12 June

16:30 Greece v Czech Republic

19:30 Polandv Russia  [Polandv? Kilkanaście of players, anyway]

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Wednesday 13 June

16:30 Denmark v Portugal

19:00 Netherlands v Germany

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Thursday 14 June

16:45 Italy v Croatia

19:15 Spain v Ireland

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Friday 15 June

16:30 Ukraine v France

19:00 Sweden v England

The Guardian: "We are returning to an undemocratic model of land ownership"

Link to The Guardian

"The Olympic Legacy Company executives who planned the Olympic Park often compare this new part of the city to 'a great London estate', in the manner of the 18th-century estates run by Grosvenor, the property company behind much of London's Belgravia.

"What they omit to mention is that this was a pre-democratic model of land ownership. Today, the Georgian squares and terraces are part of the fabric of the city, but what is no longer visible is that these places were once barricaded and closed to the public.

"Following growing public outrage, which paralleled the rise in local government and was reflected by two major parliamentary inquiries, control over the streets was passed to local authorities and the gates, fences and guards were removed. Since then it has been standard for local authorities to 'adopt' the streets and public spaces of the city which means that they control and run them whether they own them or not.

"Until recently, that is. Over the last decade this hard-won democratic achievement has started to go into reverse."

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GROUND CONTROL

Fear and Happiness in the Twenty-First Century City

ANNA MINTON

To be published by Penguin Books, paperback original, 26 June 2012, £9.99

"Brought up-to-date with new material, including a chapter on the true Olympic legacy, Ground Control is a revelatory and passionate defence against the privatisation of our streets and the disturbing reality of Britain today.

"Britain’s streets have been transformed by the construction of new property – but it’s owned by private corporations, designed for profit and watched over by CCTV. Have these gleaming business districts, mega malls, gated developments – even the Olympic Park – led to ‘regeneration’, or have they intensified social divisions and made us more fearful of each other?

"Anna Minton’s acclaimed polemic, now updated to cover the UK property collapse and London’s controversial Olympic Park, shows us the face of Britain today. It reveals the untested – and unwanted – urban planning that is changing not only our cities, but the nature of public space, of citizenship and of trust."

“Anna Minton has done us a service with this book…compelling” Hugh Pearman, Sunday Times
“Anna Minton has put her finger on one of the most profound and disturbing shifts in modern British cities” Evening Standard
“timely and powerful study…revelatory” Rafael Behr, Observer

Barnet Times: "Six-day NLWP public hearing launches tomorrow"

(Story published in Enfield Advertiser edition)

"A six-day public hearing to address the 'North London Waste Plan' will begin tomorrow.

"The meeting, which starts at 10am in Camden Town Hall, will give people a chance to have their say about the viability of building waste facilities in Pinkham Way, Haringey [and Geron Way, Brent Cross] - which are part of the waste plan.

"The next hearings will take place on Wednesday, June 13 and Thursday, June 14 in Camden Town Hall in Judd Street, at 10am.

"The next public hearings will go ahead in Hamilton House, Mabledon Place WC1H 9BD, at 10am, on Tuesday, June 19 and Wednesday, June 20.

"The final meeting is scheduled for Thursday, June 21, at 10am, in Camden Town Hall.

Sunday Telegraph: "Battle for Croydon's Whitgift between Westfield and Hammerson could end with compulsory purchase order"

Link to Daily Telegraph

"The south London town has become an unlikely battleground for two of the world’s biggest property developers, because its transport links and proximity to central London mean it is seen as an ideal location for the UK’s next super-mall. [Our comment: contrast that with Brent Cross!]

In an interview with The Sunday Telegraph, Westfield’s director of development, John Burton, said:

"[We are] ready to spend £1bn on the [Whitgift centre] site. We have the balance sheet, the people, and the ideas. I hope reality prevails.” 

"However, Hammerson claims it has a 'unique ability' to redevelop Croydon, because of its ownership of the neighbouring Centrale centre, where it is planning a cinema-led ­leisure development. 

"Lawrence Hutchings, its managing director for UK retail, said:

“Hammerson already has an established presence in Croy­don through ownership of Centrale, and is committed to the revival of the town centre. We were selected by [Whitgift majority leaseholders] RLAM and IBRC as their preferred development partner, in an open and transparent contest.”

Statement from Andrew Dismore, GLA member for Barnet and Camden

"I have been following the Brent Cross Cricklewood development for many years, from when I was the MP for Hendon.

"I am concerned about the proposal to separate out the Brent Cross side of the regeneration scheme, as I think the risk is then created of the community benefits not [ever] emerging. I have also been concerned about the poor ratio of social housing to properties for sale on the open market.

"However, I think it is going to be a pretty long time before any progress is made on any part of the scheme."

Dollis Hill councillor demands answers on Brent Cross Shopping Centre 'Secret deal'

Photo: Matthew Offord MP web site
"Matthew is pictured with Boris Johnson and Lawrence
Hutchings, Managing Director UK Retail at Hammerson"

"Dollis Hill Liberal Democrat councillor Alison Hopkins has demanded that the Mayor of London [centre, at Brent Cross] comes clean, on whether he is preparing to do a secret deal that could result in a massive and virtually uncontrolled expansion of Brent Cross shopping centre.

"A recent newspaper report has linked the Conservative MP for Croydon Central, Gavin Barwell, with [alleged] suggestions that Boris Johnson could permit Brent Cross shopping centre to double in size. The deal is said to involve Hammerson withdrawing plans for a development in Croydon, in return for Boris Johnson relaxing conditions associated with the planned Brent Cross expansion. The Croydon MP is due to meet the Mayor later this month.

"The losers would be local residents, who would lose what little protection the existing conditions provide, and would suffer from the congestion and pollution caused by thousands of extra cars each day on local roads.

"Councillor Hopkins, who has a long record of campaigning with the 'Coalition for a Sustainable Brent Cross Cricklewood Development', said:

"It crucial that Boris Johnson clarifies his position, and makes public the content of his discussions with Croydon MP Gavin Barwell. Brent residents deserve better than to be the collateral damage of a stitch-up designed to spare Conservative blushes in Croydon."

"Cllr Hopkins has written to the Mayor of London, and briefed Liberal Democrat members of the London Assembly."

The Guardian: "Public spaces in Britain's cities fall into private hands"

Link to The Guardian

"When it opens this week, Granary Square will be one of the biggest public spaces in Europe – a focal point for the regeneration of King's Cross, a neglected part of London.

It will be managed as part of a private estate of 10 plazas and parkland in the area near the rail hub. A street sign makes this clear. 'Welcome to King's Cross,' it reads. 'Please enjoy this private estate considerately.'

Over the past decade, large parts of Britain's cities have been redeveloped as privately-owned estates, extending corporate control over some of the country's busiest squares and thoroughfares.

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2040: Failed Brent Cross redevelopment demolished

(Shurly Shome Mishtake, there) 

The Guardian:
"Red Road demolition ends Glasgow tower blocks' high art"

Goldman Sachs, and President and Commander-in-Chief Boris

 Link above to New York Times
Mayor Boris Johnson and Goldman Sachs's Elmo
(Mr Johnson is the one of the right)

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Link to video:

"Boris Johnson on David Letterman chatshow: 'I could be US president'"

Recombu: "London Underground WiFi: King’s Cross and Warren Street stations get wireless"

Link to Reconbu web site

"King’s Cross (Victoria, Northern, Piccadilly, Hammersmith & City, Metropolitan and Circle Lines) and Warren Street (Northern and Victoria Lines) are two of the busiest stations in central London. They’re the first of 80 stations that will eventually see Wi-Fi, provided by Virgin Media.

"Recombu Digital has a web page (and image) showing you exactly where Wi-Fi will be rolling out over the next month and a half. All of these 80 will have Wi-Fi by July, with an extra 40 due to get it by the end of the year."

Evening Standard: "And for his next trick he'll make Stratford look sexy"

"A shimmering cantilevered star for Stratford?
The developer behind the magnificent restoration of St Pancras Chambers must be involved, discovers David Spittles"

Link to Evening Standard

"Surely if anyone can bring residential glamour to fast-changing Stratford and cement its status as a desirable address, it is developer Harry Handelsman, the man behind the glorious and epic restoration of St Pancras Chambers.

"Handelsman has a knack of gambling successfully on areas other developers will not touch. He has cherry-picked this emerging part of east London for his next high-profile project, an architectural showpiece rising above the Olympic stadium, the athletes’ village and Westfield shopping mall."

More Edinburgh Tram progress

Click on either image for more photographs (by 'Leki').

On-street tram constructon can be very disruptive, and therefore very unpopular, although trams can regenerate run-down commercial areas, with disruption forgotten.

It is approprate, given likely passenger numbers, to consider an off-road 'Docklands Light Railway' scheme across outer north London, especially given the existence of possible off-road routes, over publicly-owned land. See this site's Transport page.

Creative Cricklewood: TONITE!

[Reposted and updated] Croydon Today: "Mayor could prove kingmaker" (Brent Cross's HAMMERSON -versus- Westfield's, well, WESTFIELD)

April 2012: Link to 'Croydon Today'

"In Croydon, fears are already emerging that the battle for control [of Whitgift shopping centre] between Hammerson and Westfield could lead to a stalemate.

"... Westfield has made it clear it is keen to see improvements to and expansion of its existing centres in White City and Stratford, while Hammerson is keen to upgrade Brent Cross.

"And achieving their ambition could perhaps persuade either Hammerson or Westfield to think twice about Croydon, with the Mayor sweetening the pill of their disappointment of leaving the redevelopment of the Whitgift Centre to the other."

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Link to 

"Westfield and Brent Cross's Hammerson fight for Croydon"

 1 June Updates:
'Croydon Today'

Earlier 18 May story:
"Whitgift shopping centre must be demolished
to make Croydon world class, says developer"

"Deals could break Whitgift deadlock"

"SHOPPING centres in north and west London could hold the key to Croydon's future prosperity. 

"Fears that plans to redevelop the Whitgift Centre could result in years of deadlock between Centrale's owners Hammerson and Westfield have led Croydon Central MP Gavin Barwell to appeal for help from Mayor of London Boris Johnson.

"And, the Advertiser understands, the town centre stand-off could be solved by deals over developments of Brent Cross and White City shopping centres. ..."

(There is a photo montage, labelled: "ROLE TO PLAY? Boris Johnson pictured over Brent Cross and Westfield's White City shopping centres") 

3 May: This article above (link) has been 'pulled' from the 'Croydon Today' web site! The story below survives there:

"Impasse over development" (link)

"AN EXAMPLE of the kind of deadlock the mayor may need to break has been shown in statements from both sides in the redevelopment row this week.

"... However, the chances of an early meeting between [pro-Hammerson, Whitgift Shopping Centre leaseholders] Croydon Alliance – Royal London, the Irish Bank and Hammerson – and the [pro-Multiplex, Shopping Centre freehold owner] Whitgift Foundation are slim.

"The Foundation does not like the inclusion of [Anglo-French] Hammerson in any meeting, and the Alliance is unhappy with the foundation's total commitment to [Australian] Westfield."

Photography Exhibition at Brent Cross

Link to web site

First Year Photography Exhibition at Brent Cross

"For a new exhibition of their work, our first year students are taking over a shop in Brent Cross Shopping Centre for seven weeks this term.

"The exhibition runs until Tuesday 10 July 2012. The exhibition shop is open Monday to Fridays, 2.00 - 5.00pm.

"The work shows the wide ranging photography styles and ideas amongst the group, from the commercial to the experimental."

LOCATION: Brent Cross Shopping Centre Lower Mall, Mall 3 (near Fenwick)

TRANSPORT: Hendon Central or Brent Cross (Northern Line)

FOR FURTHER INFO: Contact: 020 8275 5097

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Link to:

"Sun 10 - Mon 11 June: "My Brent Cross"

20 Years of Open City (Open House)

Link to web site

"2012 is a very significant moment for London. This year is then a great time to explore how the city is going through an unprecedented process of change, and how it will emerge in the future. In its 20th anniversary year, Open-City will not only be highlighting how our city has changed in look and feel, but also the major shift in public attitudes and professional practice that will continue to shape it over the next 20 years."

New speakers join Smarter Cities, Smarter Thinking Conference

Smarter Cities, Smarter Thinking
Open House Worldwide Conference 2012

London, 21&22 June

To book contact: admin@openhouseworldwide.org

Why you should attend

1. Gain insights from leading experts into how sustainability is being 'designed-into' global cities.
2. Highlights effective collaborative solutions between practitioners and the industry to deliver sustainable places that work for people
3. Brings together a unique worldwide network of individuals companies and organisations

Newly confirmed speakers include:

• Volker Buscher, Director of Smart Cities, Arup
• Tim Stonor, Managing Director, Space Syntax
• Malcolm Smith, Director of Integrated Urbanism, Arup

Full details of speakers and the programme of events can be seen here

About the conference

• Day 1: 'People and Place' - incorporating people into the holistic architectural design process

• Day 2: 'People and Practice' - designing-in sustainability and showcasing methods

This conference aims to highlight examples of smarter and creative thinking in the way existing cities are being made more sustainable for the future, showcasing more holistic approaches that generate social and economic alongside environmental benefits. It brings together professionals from the built environment and technology, energy and sustainability sectors and Open House cities.

Click here to read Open-City's article in the Architects' Journal on 'designing-in' sustainability (registration required)

Visit the Open House Worldwide website

Brent & Kilburn Times: "Fri 15, Sat 16 June: Consultation on Oriental City site in Colindale"

Link to Brent & Kilburn Times

"Developers will be holding a two-day exhibition where they will showcase their plans for the former Oriental City site in Colindale.

"Proposals for the land in Edgware Road, which had been dubbed London’s ‘real China Town’ before its closure in 2008, will see it transformed into a new Oriental and Far Eastern shopping centre.

"The mixed-used development will include a state-of-the-art Morrisons foodstore, 223 new townhouses and apartments, including family and affordable housing, a 270-seat restaurant, 600-seat foodcourt, and 11 other outlets dedicated to oriental and far eastern retail.

"There will be 580 car parking spaces for shoppers and residents."

(Courtesy: 'Colindale Renewal')

GlobeSt.com: "Two Top UK REITs Still Face Challenges"

Link to GlobeSt.com

"Land Securities Group and British Land Co. rate as the top two real estate investment trusts [REITs] in the United Kingdom, though the companies have almost opposite property positions. British Land, focused on retail, is buying, whereas Land Securities handles offices and hotels, and is selling."

"... Hammerson, Capital Shopping Centres Group, Derwent London and Segro round out the top six."

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Link to Bloomberg:

"Land Securities Seeks Property-Swap With Hammerson, London Times Says"

Daily Telegraph: "Sir Terry Leahy 'It is the customer who decides where to shop'"

"Sir Terry Leahy, the former head of Tesco has been accused of killing off the High Street at Hay Festival. "

Link to Daily Telegraph

"... But Sir Terry claimed that in fact supermarkets are good for the High Street, as it ensures people remain in town to shop rather than going elsewhere.

He said:

“The towns that Tesco invests in do better. If you do not let modern facilities into the town, people go elsewhere. 

“So the question is, is there a net benefit [if the supermarket wins]. I think there is – there is investment, better quality of service, and cheaper food.”

"Following the recent planning reforms, Sir Terry backed plans for the controversial 'presumptions in favour of sustainable development'."

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Daily Telegraph
Hay Book Festival: Live

Evening Standard: "Boris Johnson Twitter Q&A is global trend"

Link to Evening Standard

 "Thousands of people from around the world posed questions during the 45-minute #askboris session that were philosophical, funny, angry, rude, or downright bizarre.

"Tom Byrne tweeted:

"What is the answer to life, the universe and everything?"

Mr Johnson replied:

"Invest in transport infrastructure, jobs and growth."

BBC: "Paul Krugman: The UK economy, Austerity, and 'Greece will leave the euro'"

Link to BBC iPlayer

"Nobel Prize winning economist Paul Krugman says Greece will have to leave the euro.

"Speaking to BBC HARDtalk's Sarah Montague, he says there was no alternative, but whoever makes the decision for Greece to go would simultaneously be ending their own political career."

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Paul Krugman also has much to say about the UK economy, and the wisdom of austerity, in the complete 24-minute programme.

This is available, in audio only, as a download and on-line, here.

Progress on the long-awaited Edinburgh tram system

Click on either image to link to more photographs taken by 'Leki'. Above is an 'on-road' section at Haymarket, in the west of the city centre.

The Brent Cross Coalition expects a segregated 'DLR system' is more appropriate for an orbital line in outer north London, given the availability of old and under-used railway corridors, for much of the route.