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Quoted in Anil Dawar, "'Build a tower block? Not in our dockyard,'" The Telegraph (30 May 2006).
• Comment on the proposed construction of a 17-storey block of flats near his home in the St Katharine Docks, London.
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There is no design involved. It would look tawdry down the wrong end of a beach in Torremolinos. This isn't a case of just not wanting it in my backyard. This area is historically significant with listed buildings and it's next to the Tower of London, which is a world heritage site.

— David Mellor

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "There is no design involved. It would look tawdry down the wrong end of a beach in Torremolinos. This isn't a case of just not wanting it in my backyard. This area is historically significant with listed buildings and it's next to the Tower of London, which is a world heritage site." in the context of "Quoted in Anil Dawar, "'Build a tower block? Not in our dockyard,'" The Telegraph (30 May 2006).
• Comment on the proposed construction of a 17-storey block of flats near his home in the St Katharine Docks, London." to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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David Mellor

About David Mellor

David John Mellor (born 12 March 1949) is a British broadcaster, barrister, and former politician. As a member of the Conservative Party, he served in the Cabinet of Prime Minister John Major as Chief Secretary to the Treasury (1990–1992) and Secretary of State for National Heritage (April–September 1992), before resigning in 1992. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Putney from 1979 to 1997.