"Tony Bryer" wrote in message
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But, as you imply, the Conservatives, far from scrapping it,
have embraced and extended it for their own ends. You'll hear
them harp on about the need to accept the discipline of market
forces when you are shutting down a mine or steelworks, but not
when someone wants to replace a suburban bungalow or two with a
block of flats.

Well you don't want the poor to move in and lower the tone of the area.