Theresa Villainous is absolutely correct to call for the cost of a third runway in Heathrow to be ploughed into a new high speed rail link between St Pancras, Manchester and Leeds. But Greenpeace are even more correct to say this: “The true test of their commitment will come when, like the Liberal Democrats, this… Continue reading High Speed Rail: Tories and Greenpeace are right
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“New Nagging” – a very Cameroon concept [UPDATED LOTS]
Small bit of advice to Andrew Lansley. If you have to insist that you are not “nannying” that is almost certainly what you are doing. Finger wagging doesn’t stop being finger wagging just because you have the fingers of your other hand crossed behind your back. I know I need to read the actual speech… Continue reading “New Nagging” – a very Cameroon concept [UPDATED LOTS]
Tim Leunig: “unworkable, unreasonable and perhaps plain barmy”? (UPDATE)
The Guardian is getting itself into a lather attacking the “Tories’ favourite thinktank” for suggesting that Northern towns are failures. What they don’t report is that the pamphlet in question is co-written by the Lib Dems’ own Tim Leunig. The summary of the pamphlet does indeed sound quite provocative. The idea that people should simply… Continue reading Tim Leunig: “unworkable, unreasonable and perhaps plain barmy”? (UPDATE)