tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-543747512453642706.post1654787341719969579..comments2023-03-30T19:35:13.551-07:00Comments on Real England - The Battle Against The Bland: WelcomePaulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11534963974507529592noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-543747512453642706.post-89085570040013041542008-03-05T03:40:00.000-08:002008-03-05T03:40:00.000-08:00Would love to Danny - have mentioned the Westgate ...Would love to Danny - have mentioned the Westgate in passing in the book, in fact, and plenty of other Oxford-related horrors too. It's happening everywhere.<BR/><BR/>Sarah and Englisc - I hope you enjoy it! Do spread the word if you do.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11534963974507529592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-543747512453642706.post-28528324959364254702008-03-04T08:14:00.000-08:002008-03-04T08:14:00.000-08:00Glad to hear it's out, I will go and order it in m...Glad to hear it's out, I will go and order it in my library.<BR/><BR/>I look forward to reading it.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10834658594053116976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-543747512453642706.post-82576466707749702842008-03-04T05:34:00.000-08:002008-03-04T05:34:00.000-08:00I'm also looking forward to your book. I think it'...I'm also looking forward to your book. I think it's great you have taken the time to write this and highlight the plight of our culture and environment. <BR/><BR/>Good luck with your project!Englisc Fyrdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11074921772491001200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-543747512453642706.post-75866341650445024452008-03-04T04:58:00.000-08:002008-03-04T04:58:00.000-08:00Dear Paul,I'm looking forward to this book - the t...Dear Paul,<BR/><BR/>I'm looking forward to this book - the theme seems to resonate strongly with what's happening in Oxford right now. As I'm sure you know, the Council has approved a plan to triple the size of the Westgate Shopping Centre, creating a monstrous mega-mall in the middle of a historic University town.<BR/><BR/>However, local resistance has been building fast ever since the Council starting hacking down city centre trees in January - see http://westgatewatch.wordpress.com for the full story, which includes tree-sitting, forced evictions, sham consultations, floods, tree-spiking, legal challenges, crap arrests and spontaneous demonstrations by emo kids with skateboards. We're coming up with alternative proposals for the site, and there's a chance that we might even win...<BR/><BR/>It'd be great if you felt like getting involved and maybe blogging about it at some point - let us know (via the westgatewatch website) if you want more info.<BR/><BR/>Good luck with the book!<BR/><BR/>DannyDannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09576844505273423952noreply@blogger.com