ROBERT HARDMAN: The eco-zealots who want to send a colliery town’s dream up in smoke
For better or worse, we have become a nation of Nimbys. ‘Not In My Back Yard’ is now the default response to any proposal for building anything bigger than a shed. Suggest a few houses on the edge of a village and locals will be up in arms. Announce plans for a new supermarket, and … Read more