Wrestling the seagulls and foxes for the tastiest soundbites

The benefits of obscurity

Housing minister Keith Hill has discovered that not being the most high-profile politician has its advantages. In a fringe meeting drowned out by the sound of chanting marchers, Hill said: 鈥淭his huge march is in favour of [planning permission for] the new Falmer site for Brighton & Hove football club and I am thankful that nobody there recognised that I am the nation鈥檚 planning minister.鈥�

Outfoxed

During the housing debate, TGWU deputy general secretary Jack Dromey diverged into fox hunting. He described the pursuit of Alun Michael, who helped to push through new legislation on gangmasters, by pro-hunt protesters as the 鈥渃ontemptible in pursuit of the admirable鈥�. He continued: 鈥淪olidarity, Alun, and sod the Countryside Alliance.鈥�

Mind the gap

The Worldwide Fund for Nature is well aware of its place when it comes to housebuilding. Positioned between the chief executive of Wilson Bowden and a sharp drop from the edge of the stage at a fringe meeting, the WWF鈥檚 Paul King said: 鈥淵ou shouldn鈥檛 read anything into the fact that on the one side I am next to the housebuilder鈥檚 elbow and on the other I am on the edge of a precipice.鈥�

Faded genes

In a debate entitled 鈥淚f I Were a Rich Man鈥�, Oona King, self-titled 鈥渨ide girl East End MP鈥�, set out her wish list for housing. However, she had a caveat: 鈥淯nfortunately I am never likely to be a rich man for genetic reasons as well as others.鈥�

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Housing Today