Prescott housing advisor resigns 'in despair'

This is more than a shame, it's a crying shame.

"WWF seeks to work constructively with progressive government agencies, but on this occasion we regret we can no longer sanction what Mr Prescott's department is producing.

"The government must now take the public consultation extremely seriously if it stands any chance of delivering what is so urgently needed."

Let's hope that pressure can be brought to bear to ratchett standards back up. Unfortunately, new Labour seems to be into the old game of pandering to strong business lobbies, who always squeek but an things like this will ultimately be okay, once the turbulence of change has subsided.

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