I totally agree with Mr Waller. To bend the old saying slightly, 'it only requires good men and women to do nothing, for the wrong option to triumph'.
CAFE is a group of at least 10,000 local people of all walks of life, speaking with a common voice - "no eco-town at Ford please"!
Let our tried and tested local democratic and locally elected councillors decide; as they fully intend to do by January 09, with a carefully considerd and thought through development plan, not one where self-interest & profit seems paramount.
Terry Knott
Yapton

Erm! The sad fact is that consecutive irresponsible Governments, have allowed a Housing Crisis to escalate out of control. Policies of Local Authorities have also treated such issues with contempt, hence have generated high levels of insecurity.

Proposals such as the Ford Eco Town, will gather such campaigns and action groups, which MPs and such like will support for their own gains. The people in the surrounding area will not like the idea, but then such proposals will not gain favour where ever they are suggested.

The sad fact is that Affordable and Social Housing has and is being mismanaged, this is clearly evident by the comment made in the Littlehampton Gazette Storey headlined "Council Housing Crisis" here:

http://www.littlehamptongazette.co.uk/news/Council-housing-in-crisis.1257411.jp

So many experts and experienced people have raised similar issues, all of which have been discounted by irresponsible housing management.

May I also point out that, I happened to speak the the Lady in that Storey only a few weeks ago, whilst in the local store. I was most shocked to discover that her circumstances have not changed, more importantly the negative impacts that must be placed upon her 3 boys, is little more than scandalous and down right shameful on the part of Arun District Council and it's representatives. I mean 2 boys aged 3 and 4 still sleeping with mum, gobsmackin' in this day an age, is it not?

CAFE campaign is drawing some attention, but whilst children are ignored and it's deemed acceptable for such horrendous suffering, it must be hard to support campaigns that could stop a glimmer of hope for those with such needs.

Furthermore, I wonder why the Littlehampton Gazette have not offered a follow-up Storey to that family? Asking why there circumstances have not changed since 2005?? At what point will that family be allow to sue Arun District Council for it's irresponsibility and bad management, not to mention the mental and psychica

Therein lies the major problem, whilst some profess to understand the needs of those suffering, in reality they do NOT. In fact the views expressed via such campaigns clearly demonstrate the selfish attitude of the extreme greed ideology.

"I was invited to join the CAFE campaign group on the basis of my speaking and writing skills,"

Such comments demonstrate that articulate people are forcing the views of those who are not suffering horrendous housing conditions. Also, such fortunate people are attempting to silence the views of those who are in real need, families such as highlighted in the previous post.

The sad fact is that whilst such campaigns may hold good standing, there is a clear need for affordable and social housing. I suspect it would not be considered the correct place to build, wherever such housing was built.

But Arun District Council has neglected such important issues for far to long, so the likes of Mr Nick Gibb MP and Nick Herbert MP and the views they hold, surely must make them accountable for being so irresponsible in ignoring such important issues.

Furthermore, Arun District Council has and is mismanaging the housing stock and I would say that in my opinion, it holds policies that in fact victimise and penalised families and more importantly children. Again, as the link to the family suffering highlighted in the previous post.

Just maybe, if the allocation and housing stock was better managed based upon genuine need and met requirements. Then maybe so many houses would not be required in such large new builds, but I fear this would not be the case.

So I would say YES! YES! to more affordable and social housing. I would also say YES! YES! to some kind of independent investigation into Arun District Council's Housing policies and allocations.

I'm sure that family in question, should be entitled to legal representation. They most certainly should take action against Arun District Council......

'there is a clear need for affordable and social housing. I suspect it would not be considered the correct place to build, wherever such housing was built'
I would suggest good places to build would be Bognor and Littlehampton where the vast majority of those on the housing list actually want to live. If only our government would support the regeneration of towns like these, instead of playing politics with peoples lives.

I think legal action is more likely against the government for their Stalinist subversion of the local planning process than against Arun DC.