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  Alexander, has DPPT and/or Mr Elphicke received the same response as you? were they or any other consultee copied in on this letter? if not how can they respond to something they have not seen?
  
  As for your assertion regarding then talking to the City. ministers etc. why exactly should they stop? Surely they wish to continue to try to change policy etc so will carry on with their lobbying of the relevant people. Frankly, for good or bad, this is how politics and business are conducted in the UK. Funnily enough, ministers can and do change their mind as do senior departmental officials.
  
  As far as I can see DPPT have never asserted that they alone will decide on regeneration priorities in the district, that is absolutely the role of local government; however with the paucity of funding available to local government for regeneration, they have to rely generally on developers to provide the lions share of the funding requirements; a situation I do not see or hear you complaining about. DPPT are offering an alternative model to this funding source and also proposing an approach that will see them working with community groups etc to help them deliver all those little projects that rarely get assistance for local government.

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