Construction of dense residential /commercial neighbourhoods is a much more reliable indicator of economic growth than plastering motorways everywhere. Indeed there is a strong negative correlation w… (View Post)

I agree. The NHS is genuinely world leading at keeping millions of ill people just about going, and is great value for money in that narrow sense. That’s to be applauded, but the bigger picture is pr… (View Post)

A See: Edinburgh, where we had a rampaging terrorist attack and no one can quite bring themselves to recognise it as such. (View Post)

That’s how it worked in Scotland too. Now a brilliant asset for walking and cycling. (View Post)

There is another cost, buried so deep that we scarcely notice it: political uncertainty. How can contractors plan ahead when some numpty like Sunak can wake up in the morning and cancel it? This stuf… (View Post)