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Posted by Steve Johnson (snip1)Both my hon. Friends the Members for Ruislip-Northwood (Mr. Wilkinson) and for Uxbridge (Sir M. Shersby) will recall that back in the '70s we had problems with the infamous Alderman John Bartlett, who wanted to turn Ruislip-Northwood into one massive council estate for political reasons(end snip) (snip2)My view is that the Labour Hillingdon borough council, which has clearly learnt nothing from the bad old days of socialist municipal vandalism at the hands of Alderman Bartlett 20 years ago(end snip) (snip3) The reference : http://www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk/pa/cm199697/cmhansrd/vo961113/debtext/61113-18.htm et al. Where is the "socialist vandal" of Hillingdon now ? saint nicholae mos orior oriri ortus iterum
on 17/9/2005, 12:47 am
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SNOBs will probably remember the chief instigator in the demise of our school, it was on reading David Dixon's comment reminded me of Terry Dicks in Parliament .. a quick Google and Hansard turns up ..
My hon. Friend the Member for Uxbridge may be interested to know that I spent my youth in the London borough of Hillingdon, and I vividly remember the lido, Mad Bess woods and, of course, Harefield, which is one of the few genuinely rural communities left in the Greater London area--although, as I drove through it the other day, I noted with some sadness that there seems to be a great deal of urban sprawl there. Anyone who is associated in any way with the London borough of Hillingdon must be aware that, whenever Labour is in control there, the environment goes out of the window. I need say only two words, "Alderman Bartlett".
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