[jambutty]

Darwen didn’t want to be part of Blackburn but it happened none-the-less. I fear that Accrington’s fate is sealed and any opposition will only delay the inevitable. Of course that is no reason not to fight the scheme. You might win!

Yes! I remember the Blackburn sale of Council property to Twin Valley Homes. Many of us fought it all the way but Phil Richards (a top class football referee who referred a Cup Final) the ex Chief Housing Officer in the Town Hall managed to bribe the tenants with promises of new bathrooms, kitchens, windows doors etc. Guess who became the CEO of TVH? Yup! Phil did! To be fair he has delivered but only after brand new offices were built and ex council vans painted with the new livery. So we are now locked into a maximum annual rent increase of 2% plus inflation.