If dominoes had applied to use the old Honor Oak tandoori they would've met with the same opposition, I'm sure. Seems to me this was HOP residents getting above themselves and saying 'we're too good for a business like you. We want boutiques, we want Delis, we want butchers and bakers'.

HOP must be the only place in Britain at the moment saying 'we don't want jobs, we don't want investment'. Actually, they're saying 'we do want it - we want a bakery - but don't expect us to use it - we'll just let it fade away to be replaced with an.........wait for it.......empty shop...' We had a restaurant there and it failed.

And just think of all the 1 million plus unemployed youths who could've driven one of the motorbikes.