And answer me this.
Couple of years back, IKEA wanted to open a store in Stockport, bringing hundreds of jobs, thousands of visitors, massive revenue.
The council wanted it. The local people wanted it.
Prescott threw it out - on the grounds, I believe, of traffic congestion and effect on local shops.
Magically, they then apply to open up 5 miles up the Road in Ashton.
And oddly enough they get approval, and it is under construction.
Tell me. Labourites, why this happened?
As regards congestion, the Ashton site is close to one of the worst, most congested exits on the M60 and in an already congested bit of ashton, whereas the stockport one was right next to M60.
As regards local shops, the towns both have similar shops and are 5 minutes apart from each other on the M60. So the effects of IKEA on Ashton will be the same as they would have been on Stockport, good and bad.
The only difference I can see is that
Stockport is Lib Dem Controlled,
Ashton is Tameside - Labour controlled.
So why did Mr Prescott's department reject stockport but not Ashton?
