At the moment, even the more grounded Conservatives are hoping for fairly rapid vindication- hence swooping on any problems like a seagull swooping on chips. In a way, the falls of Johnson and Truss … (View Post)
Put it this way, though. Suppose that, earlier this year, someone on the left had done a viral starting "First they came for the people with rainbow lanyards..." I hope I would have respond… (View Post)
The general principle is that prevention is better than cure. The downside is that the costs land now, whereas the benefits accrued over decades. And people and governments in general (and I suspect … (View Post)
Right tool, right job. But also, recognising that thoughtful planning to reduce marginal car use makes life healthier and nicer for everyone. And that a town where everyone can use cars as much as th… (View Post)
Active travel has been described, fairly convincingly, as a miracle pill for a range of physical and mental health problems. Social connection and all that. As so often, we know roughly what to do- p… (View Post)