| You have to appreciate the mentality of the jobsworth. The LibCon coalition had already formed last winter when Vince, Zac and Justine stood shoulder to shoulder publicly on this issue and with one voice pledged it would not happen if Labour was booted out. The application is before the now Tory Richmond council. In spite of the odds against, the Royal Parks people have produced a glossy plan with diagrams, maps, computer simulations and pictures of tastefully designed signage, beacons and charging equipment. What a waste of time and resources. We, the taxpayers, ultimately pay for this unnecessary expenditure. The jobsworths will say that since it was nodded through by Madam Hodge when she was in office, they are simply carrying out their statutory duties. Please, somebody, stop them or next they will be installing all these things and then applying for planning permission retrospectively. |