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    Ay mate, do us a favour, if you’re going to do...

    Ay mate, do us a favour, if you’re going to do massive revisions, post again will you? What are you trying to hide?

    Now - out of that data you tell me which is the land that’s empty. Even...
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    Yes you would! (but some would say it wouldn't be...

    Yes you would! (but some would say it wouldn't be a particularly good use of Calderstones Park - others would disagree...). Roehampton Flats are a good example (on the edge of Richmond Park)
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    You would include any land that was part of the...

    You would include any land that was part of the site whether it was parkland before or not. Of course you would but yes Ged, but if all those blocks you mentioned are essentially the same design, why...
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    You didn't read my reply then? Pearls before...

    You didn't read my reply then? Pearls before swine (Joke)

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    When everyone was coming home, Dad was sent...
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    I think it was meant as a joke?

    I think it was meant as a joke?
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    Answered, but you might have to read the whole of...

    Answered, but you might have to read the whole of the previous post to find it - it's only Chelsea.
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    What are you watching Chelsea for??? ...

    What are you watching Chelsea for???

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    And as I said, the expansion of the cities into the suburbs was...
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    Don't get confused. They all have the same...

    Don't get confused. They all have the same density.

    And no it's not that subjective. Liverpool and Wirral Waters have a lot higher density than anything we've looked at here. Going high is a way...
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    You'll have had your tea then.

    You'll have had your tea then.
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    I have thoughts on most things mate. I share some...

    I have thoughts on most things mate. I share some of them when I've got time. Why don't you go and have your tea?
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    I wouldn't say so. You need to relate the height...

    I wouldn't say so. You need to relate the height of the towers to the plot size too.

    Even so, the point is the comparison between the different types. Some sites would be bigger, some smaller....
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    I think this is clearer: ...

    I think this is clearer:

    http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7055/6982511007_3c344d158b.jpg
    Picture 16 by Peter McGurk, on Flickr
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    Shout louder. That's convincing.

    Shout louder. That's convincing.
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    Hence the 'quotes'. Let's settle for 'hard and...

    Hence the 'quotes'. Let's settle for 'hard and soft landscaped' instead of 'parkland'. The Heysmoor block does look tight but look at these on the other side of the park (and compare with the...
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    Let's be fair. We are skint....

    Let's be fair. We are skint....
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    You've said a lot. Not substantiated much. Been...

    You've said a lot. Not substantiated much. Been quite wantonly insulting. Not answered anything. You run away when you can't answer. But you're not happy...

    Come on. What do you have to say about...
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    Housing mistakes is what the thread's about. I...

    Housing mistakes is what the thread's about. I think it was you who jumped in two feet first against architects? Yes it was.

    And I will continue to rise that because it colours everything you say...
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    I'll put as simply as I can. Why do you persist...

    I'll put as simply as I can. Why do you persist in attacking the man and not the argument?

    If you can't or don't want to follow the posts or think they ramble on, why don't you ask a question? On...
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    As I said and from what I've seen of the...

    As I said and from what I've seen of the Radcliffe Estate, I would have lived on in it. I'm asking what was wrong with it. In fact I lived somewhere very similar at one time (not in Liverpool... or...
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    Well ‘A. I’m not on staff here you know. You'll...

    Well ‘A. I’m not on staff here you know. You'll have to take it as you get it I’m afraid. I do have a living to get. You asked about Boswell. I answered within half an hour of getting in. You asked...
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    You can expect property owners to act in the...

    You can expect property owners to act in the interests of social cohesion only if it is in their own interests. That is the society we live in. We can ignore that fact and live with the consequences...
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    [QUOTE=az_gila;400866] Yes that is the...

    Yes that is the problem. There were/are some great streets and tenants and some shockers (in the same houses - go figure Chas). There were plenty prepared to sit in a mess. Too many saying "it's not...
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    Well, I'm led to believe that the cladding...

    Well, I'm led to believe that the cladding solution not only fixed the problem but rendered them mortgageable again... so, there you go.

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    I believe in 'social housing' too but not so all the...
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    "The Boswell system of house construction was...

    "The Boswell system of house construction was developed by M. A. Boswell and Co Ltd of Wolverhampton during the late 1920s, and was used by Birmingham Corporation, Liverpool Corporation and...
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    No, I'm not. No chavs here mate. But I am having...

    No, I'm not. No chavs here mate. But I am having a go at the thugs who wreck the joint for a bit of a laugh or because they're out of the heads on something or just generally got a grudge against...
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