http://blog.nickbourne.org.uk/2008/06/03/a-dose-of-good-old-british-common-sense/ Leader of the Conservatives in the Welsh Assembly Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:48:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 http://blog.nickbourne.org.uk/2008/06/03/a-dose-of-good-old-british-common-sense/#comment-40633 Tue, 03 Jun 2008 10:19:10 +0000 http://blog.nickbourne.org.uk/2008/06/03/a-dose-of-good-old-british-common-sense/#comment-40633 Nick, the danger of relying on the press for your facts means that you can sometimes get them wrong. It is true that officers have advised that the needles on the monkey puzzle tree present a risk to children however the principle reason why this afternoon's planning committee is being recommended to approve the removal of this tree is that its roots are damaged beyond redemption and it could pose a more significant danger as a result. Nick, the danger of relying on the press for your facts means that you can sometimes get them wrong. It is true that officers have advised that the needles on the monkey puzzle tree present a risk to children however the principle reason why this afternoon’s planning committee is being recommended to approve the removal of this tree is that its roots are damaged beyond redemption and it could pose a more significant danger as a result.

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