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Is there a link to the site that will host the recording of your interview this morning?

Just seen the Look North bulletin, all negative, stating Green Belt & some resident complaining about moving into his perfect retirement home to be faced with Warehouses & Stadia.

No mention of benefits, both for Trinity or JOBS, still the county’s booming right now .

I wish they'd interview me cos I'd certainly pull no punches in my criticism of lazy residents, Councilors and journalists who seemingly don't take the time to read the planning documents and associated responses from the organisations that matter.

Just listened to Radio Leeds interview ... and to me it came across as exactly what it is - NIMBY fuelled and a MP/Councilllor, or whatever he is, that hadn't researched or looked at the plans. Just seems like he's taken as fact the c**p on the flyers etc..

Well done Phil!

is there a link Catwoman

rlhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/radio/bbc_radio_leeds/rl
click on andrew and georgey in the morning 1hour 9 mins in

well done Phil must of been very hard not to loose your temper with the opposition,
you come over as a very good ambassador for the club and they should be truly grateful for all the hard work that you have all done

Well done Phil a good solid factual argument well put.

One or two snippets which caught my ear.

Radio Leeds gave the impression that all 400 comments are in opposition to the plan and then went on to build a credible reason for the phone in by throwing Otters, Iron age ruins and traffic into the mix.

The emotive sound bite coming from an unnamed local whose lifetime dream of retiring into green pastures lying in ruins would turn many people again the development before hearing any counter argument.

Alex Shellbourne had little to offer because he falls into the category of Lazy Councillor who hasn’t taken the time to read the facts before eagerly embarking on his campaign of disapproval.

All he had was greenbelt, yes but the greenbelt, ah but what about the greenbelt, also sat navs might send truck drivers down the wrong roads and what about the er aaahh green belt.

If this is really a Leeds City Council document then as I've said before, Wakefield Council need to have a quiet word about our potential agreement with Sheffield re the Leeds Arena.

Whilst on the subject of Green Belt, doesn’t the plan for the site actually result in a net gain in Green belt land or am I wrong in my belief on this.


Once again Well done Phil

I hope those making the decision can see through the paper thin objections which are on the whole based on a small group of local residents scare mongering.

Heard the interview on Radio Leeds regarding the stadium. Thought TRB came over very well indeed. The Leeds Councilor was talking rubbish about the green belt. He made it sound like Pugneys or Newmillerdam, not a disused pit site. Also tried to make it sound like there was an abundance of wildlife on the site. The retired resident must be living in an ideal world if he doesn't think the junction on M62 will ever be developed.

Well done Phil for putting your point across in a reasoned manner.

So these councillors know better then Natural England and the EA do they?!

Well done Phil you came across very well indeed unlike the councilor