In her own words, Ed
Every four years at election time the Island Conservative candidates propose a new, radical masterplan. Do you remember the regeneration for East Cowes? Plans to develop Ryde Gateway? And now they have their sights on another set of proposals for another town, with a ‘masterplan’ for Newport.
You can set your clock by these big vision Conservative announcements, followed by years of half-hearted action and the running down of our neighbourhoods.
Declaring the obvious
Except their proposals for Newport are not even ambitious – they are declaring the obvious. Of course we should build homes for Islanders on vacant brownfield sites. Of course we should make full use of our historic buildings such as the Guildhall.
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