The Rt Hon Jack Straw MP, Leader of the House of Commons was the host of a parliamentary briefing held in Westminster entitled Transition to Transformation: Housing Market Renewal and our Communities. He heard figures from the chair of the WDC (who doesn't live in the Welsh Streets herself) that seem to have been pulled out of thin air.

It was attended by Mp's, civil servants, senior representatives and "senior residents" (their words from their newsletter) the usual people who support the demolition of other areas to benefit their own houses from the profits made from the deal. It was supposedly an open forum (even though it was a highly selective audience of course).

 The audience was told how 83% of local supporters (around here) supported the plans. The way the zones have been structured and allowed to vote on the matter, i'm sure that more than 83% of the population live outside the Welsh Streets, the area that is being proposed to be demolished. And they were also told how they need help to speed up the re-housing process (would that be forceful evictions, dressed up in its Sunday best?)

How can this be allowed? Having people who don't live in the affected demolition area and whom will benefit from the demolition of others homes being allowed to vote on the future of the Welsh Streets.

I'm sure these figures seem to keep growing and growing but i only know of one so called vote/poll and that was years ago. These figures were originally in the region of 50% but yet they seem to keep growing John Prescott the then Deputy Prime Minister mentioned 74% I think, when discussing how tearing down historic Victorian houses was ok because we had historic things upcoming?

How can you call something historic when it hasn't even happened?

Lets try it, knocking down the Welsh streets (including Ringo Starr's birthplace) in favour of bland poor quality new builds will be ANOTHER HISTORIC MISTAKE made on the people of Liverpool AGAIN. Lets see whose will be stand the test of time shall we.