Up on the northwestern perimeter of London, in West Hendon, other council residents are fighting the borough of Barnet over the redevelopment of their estate on terms that suit the developer, Barratt Developments, not locals.
But, as usual, I will also be flagging up any breaking political news, posting summaries with a round-up of all the day's developments, and highlighting the most interesting political articles on the web.
Elsewhere in Australia, Sydney will soon open its planning decisions to the masses, with consultation apps for citizens to send feedback to the council directly from the sites of proposed developments.
I'll be rounding up all the best comment from the papers and from the internet, as well as reporting on any fresh developments.
Three days later, the police failed to stop the Guardian from publishing an account of developments.
"Although we are not currently inspecting the issues around this case, we are monitoring the developments," an HMIC spokesman said.
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He often blames developments he dislikes on the so-called "parallel state" supposedly made up of traitors, misfits and miscreants, more often than not in league with Fethullah Gülen, an exiled former ally and fellow Islamist with whom he is now involved in a long-running feud.
He has stepped in to block controversial housing developments, using neighbourhood planning and the wishes of local communities as a foil.
New smart cities that have begun to take advantage of these tools include Tanzania's Kigamboni, an administrative ward of the capital, Dar es Salaam, Congo's Cité du Fleuve, Kenya's Tatu and Kozo Tech, Ghana's Hope City and Nigeria's Eko Atlantic developments.
Residents were evicted, he says, with one week's notice, and many have still not been compensated – a common story across Mecca's developments.
