OUR leafy suburbs are one of the glories of England. And central to their verdant appeal are extensive gardens that allow plants and wildlife to flourish.
Yet more and more gardens are being developed to make way for new housing.
Well done, then, to the Solihull protesters who travelled to Downing Street today to campaign against a trend that is driven by the greed of property developers rather than any far-sighted plan to provide homes that are badly needed.
There are plenty of unused and derelict industrial sites that should be developed first.