Yes, rebuild the Crooked House brick by brick – and buttress local planning, too | Simon Jenkins
www.theguardian.com
Communities need to be given more power to protect assets like historic pubs, says the Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins
  • seacocker@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
    21·
    1 year ago

    Even the demolition contractor, whose digger was actually booked before the pub caught fire, is embarrassed.

    I didn’t know that part. Shocking.

    • Chris@rabbitea.rsEnglish
      6·
      1 year ago

      Pretty obvious that was the case, but good to have it confirmed.

      100% they didn’t want it there, but it had to look like an accident.

    • jabjoe@feddit.ukEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      They blocked access to it went it was on fire too. These guys need an example making of them.