It would be disingenuous to suggest that the fifteen proposed new 'Eco-Towns' in Britain are, quote unquote, a bad idea. Providing they fulfill their environmental credentials, have a sensible mix between private and social housing, and are built on brownfield, as opposed to greenfield sites, then they are, broadly speaking, desirable. Yet the manner in which they have been presented is emblematic of all that is wrong not just with the Labour Party, but with politics itself.
Britain is suffering from, first and foremost, a population problem, caused primarily by people living longer and large, well-documented increases in immigration. Yet, the project is clothed in this eco-guise to cynically gloss over the failings of immigration policy in this country. Why such dishonesty? Votes.
Be that as it may, let's hope the planning of these towns is sound. With almost half of the housing to be social, there is a grave risk that we will be witnessing the erection of the slums of the future. Education, employment and policing provision must be of paramount importance: the useless paraphenalia of political correctness, less so. Insofar as many of these towns are likely to be havens for immigrants, I venture that they will be the ultimate litmus test of immigration and multiculturalism policies in this country.
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