To his credit Michael Heseltine refused to countenance managed decline for Liverpool & has been, I think, proven right in the long term. (View Post)

UK or US media? If the former, then the reason is obvious I would think? (View Post)

Even with small projects, the process state still rears it’s ugly head. Not very far from where I live the council decided to use some government money to build a cycle/pedestrian bridge over the riv… (View Post)

“Well, Doctor, what have we got, a republic or a monarchy?” “A republic, if you can keep it.” (View Post)

Well, it is the money. But only because the regulation & the process drives up the cost by a completely insane amount. We spent more on the paperwork for the new Thames Crossing than it cost Norw… (View Post)