tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17278382.post7938606480772913330..comments2023-10-16T08:37:22.742+00:00Comments on An incredulous eye on the isles: Trumpton - the informed viewElectricCrofterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09495260997875836669noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17278382.post-7948166920427549942008-03-19T11:37:00.000+00:002008-03-19T11:37:00.000+00:00There was a large FOI release by the government ye...There was a large FOI release by the government yesterday on the Trump case. I have blogged on bits of it at http://loveandgarbage.livejournal.com/247070.html .<BR/><BR/>ScottAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17278382.post-47413362100732642552008-03-17T12:49:00.000+00:002008-03-17T12:49:00.000+00:00isuspect that last comment has more to do with the...isuspect that last comment has more to do with the above story - sorry!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17278382.post-3015677857593450322008-03-17T12:47:00.000+00:002008-03-17T12:47:00.000+00:00Having just had a chance to look up ABM's voting ...Having just had a chance to look up ABM's voting record I have changed my mind about him and now believe he is representing my viewsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17278382.post-52748506872835152872008-03-17T10:26:00.000+00:002008-03-17T10:26:00.000+00:00While we indulging in bureaucratic Puritanism, Mes...While we indulging in bureaucratic Puritanism, Messrs McGuinness & Paisley are waiting to pick our pocket. If they manage the improbable and pinch this business from us, the sound of mocking laughter will be ringing in our ears for years to come.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17278382.post-76776199089586629142008-03-16T15:34:00.000+00:002008-03-16T15:34:00.000+00:00"That's why ministers and councillors have to act ..."That's why ministers and councillors have to act with propriety"<BR/><BR/>Comhairlie take noteAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17278382.post-61507074301737058662008-03-16T13:49:00.000+00:002008-03-16T13:49:00.000+00:00I was also impressed by the final report. I remai...I was also impressed by the final report. I remain to be convinced on the legality of the call in (which the committee are not best placed to assess) but this is down to the relevant case law being English and arising in very different contexts (in one of the cases where no decision letter had been issue some years after the council planning committee decision - meaning that the court took the view that call in was justified to move things along).<BR/><BR/>The point that you have grasped, but many in the media have failed to, is that the appearance of bias - whether or not present - means the decision is potentially open to challenge later on. The actings in December may not come to bite until well after the PLI is complete, and the irony is that the development that they appear to support may be scuppered in subsequent judicial reviews. That's why ministers and councillors have to act with propriety. And we may not see this case resolved until it reaches the courts, probably next year or the year after.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17278382.post-46831330851196240232008-03-14T21:10:00.000+00:002008-03-14T21:10:00.000+00:00""Being too close to the developer or the objector...""Being too close to the developer or the objectors, will be perceived to affect ones judgement; whether it actually does or does not."<BR/><BR/>As should our MSP Alasdair Allan who spent his entire election campaign with MWT at his side."<BR/><BR/>When did Alasdair Allan become part of the planning decision, or did I miss something?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17278382.post-84944816953017705662008-03-14T17:51:00.000+00:002008-03-14T17:51:00.000+00:00My comment wasn't a go at you Angus I'm sure you b...My comment wasn't a go at you Angus I'm sure you behaved impeccably.<BR/><BR/>It was more about the reaction of those at the Comhairle post 'minded to refuse'. But having said that I'm sure there are those, and they know who they are, who might be worried about how they have dealt with this application right from the start, and the public's perception of them being in LWP's pocket as it were.<BR/><BR/>As to <I> 'Public opinion should not be the final arbiter of strategic decisions' </I> Why not? if we are paying for it, why shouldn't we have a say, isn't that what democracy is about?Captain Swinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00172751636564598746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17278382.post-10897916940652837002008-03-14T13:06:00.000+00:002008-03-14T13:06:00.000+00:00Public perception is a tactical matter and not str...Public perception is a tactical matter and not strategic. Public opinion should not be the final arbiter of strategic decisions. Good example: capital punishment. <BR/>Other good example:energy/economic policy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17278382.post-72806706190454456902008-03-14T12:01:00.000+00:002008-03-14T12:01:00.000+00:00Those responsible for the LWP Planning debacle sho...<I>Those responsible for the LWP Planning debacle should be very worried by this statement</I><BR/><BR/>Just for the record, the only two times I have met John Price from LWP was in full public view in the Council Chamber when the presentations were made to the Committee, and when the decision was taken. The same applies for BMP.<BR/><BR/>I was very conscious of public perception, and acted accordingly.<BR/><BR/>I cannot speak for the behaviour of others.Angushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06819249125186554637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17278382.post-26240795570743879402008-03-14T11:55:00.000+00:002008-03-14T11:55:00.000+00:00Being too close to the developer or the objectors,...<I>Being too close to the developer or the objectors, will be perceived to affect ones judgement; whether it actually does or does not.</I><BR/><BR/>As should our MSP Alasdair Allan who spent his entire election campaign with MWT at his side.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17278382.post-33529360829520397002008-03-14T10:46:00.000+00:002008-03-14T10:46:00.000+00:00the perception of ones behaviour in dealing with a...<I>the perception of ones behaviour in dealing with any planning application is vitally important. Being too close to the developer or the objectors, will be perceived to affect ones judgement; whether it actually does or does not.</I><BR/><BR/>Those responsible for the LWP Planning debacle should be very worried by this statementCaptain Swinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00172751636564598746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17278382.post-73941730638556771832008-03-14T08:15:00.000+00:002008-03-14T08:15:00.000+00:00For or against any devlopment I would just like to...For or against any devlopment I would just like to see some openess, honesty and transparency in EVERY applicationAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com