Well said in both parts, especially about the lack of time. I know individuals who would like to express their views from the angle of disability – a not insignificant proportion of the community – but require some facilitation and mine & others time is limited. The YWT have picked up some good points, and others will but the test will come from the house builders with options on land not selected.

You have frequently made the point that York has a good quality of life because of its size and communities. With infilling, flats and economic expansion those desirable features will disappear as York becomes like the rest of the clone towns and cities.