The Sentinel published Matthew Rice: Demolition of old Stoke-on-Trent buildings should…

IT'S hard for an oil tanker to change direction while steaming across the ocean. They do not have a taxi's tight turning circle but respond slowly to even a modest change in their journey.

This analogy is frequently used when describing an organisation that seems to find it hard to change its character or plans. I wonder whether the current demolition project in the corner of Hanley's new business quarter on Broad Street is an instance of this phenomenon.

CHANGES: Former shops on Broad Street, Hanley, being knocked down to make way for the Central Business District. Picture: Ben Warburton

There is very little left of old Hanley once the thriving commercial centre of the Potteries.

Of all the towns in Stoke-on-Trent, none have been subject to such aggressive and ill advised planning proposals.

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