17th October 2012, 06:38 PM
Sith Wrote:Perhaps we should be thankful that (apart from Mr Melton) politicians of all hues haven't discovered the third way: development devoid of any archaeology because of the 'crippling' costs being a 'barrier to growth'.
When the Tories first started to dismantle our society back in the days of Thatcher they claimed that whilst loss of environment/heritage was to be regretted, at least the concept 'polluter/developer pays' would act as a restraint on the worst excesses of liberalism. I always presumed that in the case of our most cherished heritage/environment, the price the polluter would need to pay would be something in excess of their profit from the speculative development. Why can't we return to that principle?
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