Which is, by itself, stupid. The company I work with does stuff in West London, where the ground is full of shite. You do historical records search (many don't bother), get the ground radar type… (View Post)

Once you are out of the ground..... You could build your prisons on industrial estates. One of the reasons for industrial estates is the ease of building simple shaped, large buildings. And the neigh… (View Post)

As someone who works in/around the building trade. Much of that can be telescoped - especially by using standardised designs. I could definitely cut down on the site prep and foundations - just how f… (View Post)

Dartmoor Prison is in planning hell - remediating Radon is actually pretty trivial, but it has been bike shedded to hell and back. (View Post)

A thought. If Mayors are granted real powers, then how about an assembly of Mayors, once a week (or month)? When they get significant financial powers a chuck of the system (civil servants etc) will … (View Post)