No ECO - Town for Leicestershire

[AmericanScott]

This subject really winds me up. Some of these people think it's the 50's still and want to preserve the countryside for future generations. The current generation doesn't give a flying fook about the countryside nor will the future ones.

They need to understand that we as a country, are growing rapidly with all these younger families who can't spell the word contraceptive let alone use it. A home is more important than some field with a cow bending a fresh biscuit out.

I really hope and pray that these protesters' children and their children never find a home to live in because of dickheads like this who want to "preserve our countryside". It's nearly 2010, time to move forward and get modern.

[lavrentis]

This subject really winds me up. Some of these people think it's the 50's still and want to preserve the countryside for future generations. The current generation doesn't give a flying fook about the countryside nor will the future ones.

They need to understand that we as a country, are growing rapidly with all these younger families who can't spell the word contraceptive let alone use it. A home is more important than some field with a cow bending a fresh biscuit out.

I really hope and pray that these protesters' children and their children never find a home to live in because of dickheads like this who want to "preserve our countryside". It's nearly 2010, time to move forward and get modern.

I guess I am in the young generation slot and I would like to preserve the countryside, its part of our culture and heritage and I think branding the current generation to not give a fook about it is wrong. Most of my friends around my friend bracket prefer the countryside to towns, one of them, the son of a gamekeeper took me once hunting, might have only been using ferrets but it was great fun. As sad as it may seem I'd rather spend a day in the countryside then in towns, I went on (and still do) countless bike rides with mates who got bored of living in their town. Do you live in the countryside and how do you come up with these generalisations?

[Libertine]

Please don't hunt.

[AmericanScott]

Yes. i do live in the countryside now. But i guess people's perceptions of countrysides are different if you've grown up around it. But for me, i grew up in a big city and i didn't have a field or anything near me. That's why i don't really mind a field being converted into houses. It's just my mind set.

I salute you for enjoying your scenic views of the countryside mostly because you're young (and mature by the sounds of it). But you ask a random rude boy, your age, about it. He'll probably tell you the countryside is for burning cars out and other cliche chav murmerings. <-- this is our future. And it's really sad.

p.s.- Don't get me wrong, the countryside i live near is pretty nice. I do enjoy walking around it whenever i have the chance. But like i said, if homes need to be built, so be it. It's more important that a family has shelter for their young.

another ps- this is why i tried to stay away from this thread because i HATE arguments about the most pointless stupid shit that doesn't affect my life. Please don't hold anything against me. I'm nice

[DANGEROUS TIGER]

So you find it amusing that people are physically assaulted in their own workplace?

Your ignorance is only matched by your illiteracy.

[/quoteYou must be a seriously unfunny person to respond like this to such a mild remark! Come on, SMILE!,,,,Misery guts.

[BoneDog]

This subject really winds me up. Some of these people think it's the 50's still and want to preserve the countryside for future generations. The current generation doesn't give a flying fook about the countryside nor will the future ones.

They need to understand that we as a country, are growing rapidly with all these younger families who can't spell the word contraceptive let alone use it. A home is more important than some field with a cow bending a fresh biscuit out.

I really hope and pray that these protesters' children and their children never find a home to live in because of dickheads like this who want to "preserve our countryside". It's nearly 2010, time to move forward and get modern.

I understand what you are saying but we do need to preserve a good portion of countryside. There are many species of insects, birds and other animals that would disappear if we didn't. And most species do a specific job which helps keep problems from arising. There is a balance in nature that keeps things working properly. If we do concrete over all our woods, streams, brooks etc. we would end up with allsorts of natural problems.

There are lots of tiny creatures out there that we think are insignificant, but without them we would start to see changes in our environment.

[James.]

This subject really winds me up. Some of these people think it's the 50's still and want to preserve the countryside for future generations. The current generation doesn't give a flying fook about the countryside nor will the future ones.

They need to understand that we as a country, are growing rapidly with all these younger families who can't spell the word contraceptive let alone use it. A home is more important than some field with a cow bending a fresh biscuit out.

I really hope and pray that these protesters' children and their children never find a home to live in because of dickheads like this who want to "preserve our countryside". It's nearly 2010, time to move forward and get modern.

That's a pretty fucked up post.

I give a flying fuck about the countryside. I think it's brilliant. Why should it be destroyed because of irresponsibility?

God help us if the "current generation" all think as selfishly as you do.

[Dr The Singh]

That's a pretty fucked up post.

I give a flying fuck about the countryside. I think it's brilliant. Why should it be destroyed because of irresponsibility?

God help us if the "current generation" all think as selfishly as you do.

I agree on both spectrums, we need more housing, but we also need our countryside, there has to be a balance but in some cases, we may need to sacrifice some of the countryside. A great example of how things can go wrong it the poooonjab, although it's agricarian as a whole, mass growth of the population and industriliasation has caused so much environmental damage.

Punjab had vast amounts of jungles, with many species of cats\tigers etc, and other animals. The cutting of the jungle has had a profound effect on form land as the land is no longer protected by forest and the soil is being slowly eroded. The countryside is more then just a pretty picture it's a great healer of our eco system!!!

[Bellend Sebastian]

That's a pretty fucked up post.

I give a flying fuck about the countryside. I think it's brilliant. Why should it be destroyed because of irresponsibility?

God help us if the "current generation" all think as selfishly as you do.

It's bonkers alright.

The countryside is ace.

I think everyone accepts that development is inevitable, and there will be pressure on the countryside as a result. But it's pretty f**ked up that they want to gobble up green land when there is loads of brown field sites that could be used (has anyone walked down the canal recently and seen all those derelict factories? What a bleedin' waste) and what land is used in cities has flats put on it that no one actually wants.

[davieG]

It's bonkers alright.

The countryside is ace.

I think everyone accepts that development is inevitable, and there will be pressure on the countryside as a result. But it's pretty f**ked up that they want to gobble up green land when there is loads of brown field sites that could be used (has anyone walked down the canal recently and seen all those derelict factories? What a bleedin' waste) and what land is used in cities has flats put on it that no one actually wants.

This is the problem with brownfield sites - they don't build houses on them if you want a house you have to look at greenfield sites. As for the stuff along the canal the only housing that will ever be built there is apartments even if they did build houses the location would make them too expensive for most people.

[lou]

This is the problem with brownfield sites - they don't build houses on them if you want a house you have to look at greenfield sites. As for the stuff along the canal the only housing that will ever be built there is apartments even if they did build houses the location would make them too expensive for most people.

I beg to differ... a lof of the new sites I deal with at work are on Brownfield, granted a lot more are apartments but they do build houses on some of them. Usually small, squashed up with no gardens! Trouble is they're not in the sort of places people would want to live! People want the best of both worlds... nice new houses in pleasant surroundings with lots of fields around them.

Perhaps I should have said 'many houses' and as you say they are not what people want, especially those who protest.

Just to clarify I'm was neither for or against Pembury, although the transport and tram (laughable project) seem way off the mark. I prefer to see gradual small stage developments across the county and villages.

[AmericanScott]

That's a pretty fucked up post.

I give a flying fuck about the countryside. I think it's brilliant. Why should it be destroyed because of irresponsibility?

God help us if the "current generation" all think as selfishly as you do.

How am i selfish for wanting families to have homes to live in in the near future?

[Shrenchel]

This subject really winds me up. Some of these people think it's the 50's still and want to preserve the countryside for future generations. The current generation doesn't give a flying fook about the countryside nor will the future ones.

They need to understand that we as a country, are growing rapidly with all these younger families who can't spell the word contraceptive let alone use it. A home is more important than some field with a cow bending a fresh biscuit out.

I really hope and pray that these protesters' children and their children never find a home to live in because of dickheads like this who want to "preserve our countryside". It's nearly 2010, time to move forward and get modern.

What a bizarre rant.

[Jon the Hat]

This subject really winds me up. Some of these people think it's the 50's still and want to preserve the countryside for future generations. The current generation doesn't give a flying fook about the countryside nor will the future ones.

They need to understand that we as a country, are growing rapidly with all these younger families who can't spell the word contraceptive let alone use it. A home is more important than some field with a cow bending a fresh biscuit out.

I really hope and pray that these protesters' children and their children never find a home to live in because of dickheads like this who want to "preserve our countryside". It's nearly 2010, time to move forward and get modern.

Yeah! Who needs farmland! What have farms ever done for us??? What?? Food you say? NAH! That comes from abroad somewhere, and what with us being so friendly like we don't need to have any capability to feed ourselves. We can be like the chav single mum of countries feeding off the farms of the land rich.

What we need is more crappy little houses for stupid people who think the countryside is a theme park they cannot be bothered to visit more than once. <_<

[Jon the Hat]

what land is used in cities has flats put on it that no one actually wants.

Becuase we have bred a generation of people who think they deserve everything right now! And rather than viewing a house as a Porsche they might one day own after driving an apartment for some years, they think it is a Ford Fiesta and EVERYONE has a right to one of those.

[Webbo]

Becuase we have bred a generation of people who think they deserve everything right now! And rather than viewing a house as a Porsche they might one day own after driving an apartment for some years, they think it is a Ford Fiesta and EVERYONE has a right to one of those.

I think the reason that people don't want a (leasehold) flat, certainly round here anyway, is that you can get a (freehold) house for roughly the same amount of money.

If they were cheaper to reflect the fact that you don't get a garden and you have people living above and below you then I'm sure they would sell a lot better.

[hairy]

Boooo... the NIMBY's win again!!

On your bike Phube. We won!

[James.]

How am i selfish for wanting families to have homes to live in in the near future?

Have a think about what you've said and read other people's responses to your posts.

[Edmund]

This subject really winds me up. Some of these people think it's the 50's still and want to preserve the countryside for future generations. The current generation doesn't give a flying fook about the countryside nor will the future ones.

They need to understand that we as a country, are growing rapidly with all these younger families who can't spell the word contraceptive let alone use it. A home is more important than some field with a cow bending a fresh biscuit out.

I really hope and pray that these protesters' children and their children never find a home to live in because of dickheads like this who want to "preserve our countryside". It's nearly 2010, time to move forward and get modern.