Surprisingly, this got approved with less of a battle than I would have thought.
Presumably, Comrade Ben would have preferred to see the apartments given away free to those who voted for him.
Funny as much as its good to inject younger blood onto council periodically, presumably bringing with it new ideas and perspectives, every_single_time Jeremy Loveday is quoted on an issue I hear a Ben Isitt echo chamber in the background. One seems inseparable from the other. It seems we have a Svengali-like relationship between the two. Geez I hope for Jeremy's sake he doesn't have to get Ben's permission to go to the Men's when nature calls....
For Loveday's (political future) sake it might be a wise idea to start showing some semblance of independent thought; because as of now it appears whatever cause Isitt likes, supports and approves of, you can bet the mortgage payment that Loveday is right there lock, stock, and barrel. Its past time to man up Jeremy......
Oh and BTW this is a great project; I was at a dinner party at the Beacon Arms over 15 years ago and the overall building condition was utter crap then; one can only imagine the state its in now.....