Demolition Dick

Tricky Dick Lewis gets himself depicted as a people’s hero in the press today by demanding the demolition of a ‘mansion’ under construction in Gower – although the local paper appears less than convinced about his motives. This scepticism might be a result of a number of sources alleging that that the Tanned One earlier gave assurances that things would be “squared away”, so to speak.

Planning officers are quite rightly pissed off that the tory-turned-independent-turned-Lib Dem tried to deny getting briefed on the original scale of the building. They have since made sure that an e-mail sent to him at the time, and which highlights the scale of development, has found its way into the public domain. Needless to say, they are also unimpressed by his subsequent blustering call for action and the fact that he used his position as planning committee chairman to make the demand.

According to some frustrated senior case officers, who were found to be quite forthright in their criticism during extended evening forays in Wind Street hostelries, the episode is entirely in keeping with Lewis’ other antics in office. We are promised details presently.