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>> stevenage. >> stevenage. >> oh, okay. >> oh, okay. >> old town , i mean, i used to >> old town, imean, i used to live in normal stevenage, but now i'm old town. i've been on television in stevenage village, though i like that there, which is funny because i grew up in saint albans and we used to call it snobs. >> yeah. finally, steve, something a little bit lighter in the style, >> well, you say that attack of the bloodthirsty dracula flies , the bloodthirsty dracula flies, he needed that scream. these are the horse flies. i've noticed. these are. they are around. there's quite a lot of them. they do seem dopey. it's an easy fight, man versus fly. we often lose because of their reflexes. so i'm less worried because i can still , i so i'm less worried because i can still, i can so i'm less worried because i can still , i can swat, can still, i can swat, >> do you have a swatter in your pocket? >> i just use the fist. i use the bruce lee punch. >> it's so addictive. you ever stay in the holiday home or something? and there's loads of flies, and you can just spend the entire holiday
>> stevenage. >> stevenage. >> oh, okay. >> oh, okay. >> old town , i mean, i used to >> old town, imean, i used to live in normal stevenage, but now i'm old town. i've been on television in stevenage village, though i like that there, which is funny because i grew up in saint albans and we used to call it snobs. >> yeah. finally, steve, something a little bit lighter in the style, >> well, you say that attack of the bloodthirsty dracula flies ,...
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you know, stevenage were the great places . stevenage were the great places.lly do that if the will is there. but somehow we have to get through this. i mean, i hate to use the word nimby because it's such a cliche, but that is the reality. >> but hang on, but hang on, stephen, and i'll bring mr sinner because the issue necessarily isn't people objecting to local development within their area. i mean, that's rational. that's in the self—interest of people, their own perceived self—interest. and it happens in every country around the world. the issue particularly is in the united kingdom, we give more power to these veto players than any other country does. it's much more easy to prevent development here than it is elsewhere. so perhaps it shouldn't be about smashing the nimbys, but about rebalancing the veto system. >> exactly. and you have to take more power centrally. you know it. the government should be able to build whatever it wants in the national interest anywhere. >> hang on, hang on, hang on. what if what if a newt might lose its habitat ? surely we
you know, stevenage were the great places . stevenage were the great places.lly do that if the will is there. but somehow we have to get through this. i mean, i hate to use the word nimby because it's such a cliche, but that is the reality. >> but hang on, but hang on, stephen, and i'll bring mr sinner because the issue necessarily isn't people objecting to local development within their area. i mean, that's rational. that's in the self—interest of people, their own perceived...
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known as police dog finn — suffered near—fatal injuries in 2016 when he confronted an armed suspect in stevenager, pc dave wardell. it led to a new law to make it harder for people who harm service animals make it harderfor them to... sadly fin is no longer with us. he did return to work i understand as a police dog but died at the age of 1a. but you must of had a really a special bond. tell us about that incident where you believe he saved you from really serious injury. believe he saved you from really serious injury-— believe he saved you from really serious injury. serious in'ury. without a doubt, i wouldn't serious injury. without a doubt, i wouldn't be _ serious injury. without a doubt, i wouldn't be talking _ serious injury. without a doubt, i wouldn't be talking to _ serious injury. without a doubt, i wouldn't be talking to you - serious injury. without a doubt, i wouldn't be talking to you today | serious injury. without a doubt, i | wouldn't be talking to you today if it wasn't for his actions. he had already been stabbed quite severely and then he put himself in the way of the knife t
known as police dog finn — suffered near—fatal injuries in 2016 when he confronted an armed suspect in stevenager, pc dave wardell. it led to a new law to make it harder for people who harm service animals make it harderfor them to... sadly fin is no longer with us. he did return to work i understand as a police dog but died at the age of 1a. but you must of had a really a special bond. tell us about that incident where you believe he saved you from really serious injury. believe he saved...
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famously, lewis silkin, the planning minister under the attlee government who was building stevenages exhaust pipe, sorry, in his gas tank, to try and, send him away and send him packing. but ultimately that did get built. and i think there are going to have to be some fights, and there are going to have to be some arguments. but the potential with things like new towns, particularly if you build them in the right location, for instance, where there are really, really good transport links that are being untapped, then you can create a lot of winners and you can reward locals who otherwise would be objecting. maybe they get new gp surgeries, maybe they get better shops , maybe they also, can shops, maybe they also, can benefit from other things like more economic opportunity . more economic opportunity. >> well let's see what the political fallout of this is because i suspect a lot of these already quite dense labour constituencies won't be the areas where these houses or new towns or whatever the developments are going to be built. they'll be built in lib dem, conservative areas. thi
famously, lewis silkin, the planning minister under the attlee government who was building stevenages exhaust pipe, sorry, in his gas tank, to try and, send him away and send him packing. but ultimately that did get built. and i think there are going to have to be some fights, and there are going to have to be some arguments. but the potential with things like new towns, particularly if you build them in the right location, for instance, where there are really, really good transport links that...
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the tories have lost stevenage to labour. about whether the whole of hertfordshire might be painted red and the tories have lost barrow and furness to labour as well. >> right. >> right. >> well, well that's interesting. that's my neck of the woods. that's my neck of the woods. of course there's simon fell i think was, was the. >> but we won it in 2019. i mean that was a classic. but this is, this is a crumbling of the, of the red wall that the tories once won. once woi'i. >> once won. >> well you can't barrow as red wall do you know. >> but it was, it was, it was that wave. >> yeah. yeah yeah. but i mean laboun >> yeah. yeah yeah. but i mean labour, labour took that in 92. yes. they took that with, with lord houghton didn't they. >> that's right, that's right . >> that's right, that's right. >> that's right, that's right. >> and also the tories have lost scunthorpe to labour as well. >> did we have scunthorpe. yeah we did it was i love that you've forgotten how successful you were. >> it was holly holly holly holly holly hol
the tories have lost stevenage to labour. about whether the whole of hertfordshire might be painted red and the tories have lost barrow and furness to labour as well. >> right. >> right. >> well, well that's interesting. that's my neck of the woods. that's my neck of the woods. of course there's simon fell i think was, was the. >> but we won it in 2019. i mean that was a classic. but this is, this is a crumbling of the, of the red wall that the tories once won. once...