Public Urged to Kick Out Ugliness

He's at it again. Now the Planning Minister, Nick Boles wants to public to decide on what counts as good design and to 'let the market decide'. This cannot be a serious attempt at policy making. If it is, then the Minister should step down as we will no longer need him to influence policy or to comment on the 'market's decisions'.


http://www.bdonline.co.uk/5050272.article?origin=BDweeklydigest

Pig Ugly Housing in the UK

The Housing Minister, Nick Boles and his lackey Wayne Hemmingway have declared new housing in the UK to be 'Pig Ugly'.

http://www.bdonline.co.uk/news/use-x-factor-contests-to-judge-housing-says-planning-minister/5046793.article

They go on to add that the reason people object to housing being built in the Countryside is because the housing is so ugly. I'm not sure that even the most beautiful house designs can really compete with the English countryside.

The most disturbing thing about the entire affair is that the Minister suggests using 'X-Factor' style voting in order to decide on what gets built. Some would argue that this is a democratic solution - however, it is also relying on the lowest common denominator.