Are All St. Albans Political Parties United Against Tesco?

Local Liberal Democrats including Parliamentary hopeful Sandy Walkington, District Councillor Martin Morris and County Councillor Chris White have set up a "stop tesco" website of their own at stoptesco.org.uk.

They join the St. Albans Green Party, which has been voicing their concerns on their local party website and organised a boycott of the city centre Tesco on the day of Tesco's town hall exhibition and our Local Conservative MP Anne Main in publicly voicing their opposition to Tesco's proposals.

[Update 23/02/07 15:12 - We've just come across a forum discussion about the proposed Tesco development on Sandy Walkington's website.]

We were intending to poll St. Albans District Council to find out how many of them are opposed to Tesco's plans but we've now realised that to come out publicly against the proposals at this stage could disqualify them from voting on the plans when they are submitted.

Instead, we're now asking local politicians and party organisers to write to us or comment here on the website, but to seek advice on planning or procedural guidelines which may apply to them before doing so.