He has written to the planning minister, Nick Boles, demanding he drop a policy "that unfairly and inappropriately favours the interest of developers over the needs of present and future residents".
However, even under the scheme for council houses there were exemptions for rural areas that had few houses, or adapted homes for elderly or disabled people that needed to be retained for future residents.
Urban management must develop urban regions to meet public needs and benefit the current and future residents of cities and the areas surrounding them.
So what do future residents make of it?
That competition is fundamentally a force for good, as it disciplines cities to make their residents — and future residents — happy.
Including residents' perspectives is critical to determining whether PCC is meeting residents' needs and desires.
The NRDA Trustees and the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council must adopt rigorous criteria and transparent processes to ensure their decisions provide the ecosystem benefits the Gulf and its residents need for the long-term future.
"Only Baoding residents need apply".
Residents need to remain vigilant, he says.
What humanitarian aid did the residents need?
