“Tax Aviation Fuel”, demands former Hertfordshire Liberal Democrat Councillor
Former Liberal Democrat Councillor Nick Hollinghurst who represented Tring on Hertfordshire County Council says,
“It’s good to have air travel accessible […]
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Life Expectancy Improvements are slowing down in UK and the USA – is this a new trend?
An article in the ‘New Scientist’ published in 2018 discussed the following unexpected statistical results.
It was based on data for […]
Non-Dom Status – “Should they be MPs?”
“Non-Doms” are people who are classified as “not being ‘domiciled’ in the UK” for tax purposes.
The Centre on Competitive Advantage […]
The UK is Winding Down its Soft Power Assets, but the EU is Picking Up some of the Threads.
The British Council is financed by the British government and is an important element in the UK’s so-called “soft power” […]
Read more →We have no Choice but to Drastically Reduce Aviation – Current Forms of Air Travel are Hopelessly Unsustainable.
The Climate Emergency is finally making itself felt – and there will be worse and more frequent catastrophes in the […]
Read more →Population, Migration and Housing Demand – a Confused Picture based on Estimates and Out of Date Data
Do we really need so many houses in South East England? Or perhaps more? Or perhaps fewer?
Governments have at least […]
‘A Bridge Too Far’ or ‘Vandalism Vanquished’ – National Highways Forced to Abandon Historic Tunnel, Rail & Canal Bridges Infill Plans
Sometime in 2020 someone in Highways England (as it then was), the government roads authority which manages more than 3,200 […]
Read more →Fresh Hope for Hope Valley Rail Passenger Services as Modernisation nears Completion.
Passenger services in the Hope Valley have had a history of unreliability. One reason has been the conflict between the […]
Read more →A “Rotten Bill” from a Rotten Government has Become a Law to restrict Democratic Protest.
The Economist’ wrote on 20th March 2021, “The Government should bin its illiberal attempt to restrict protest.”
“The Police, Crime, Sentencing & […]
HS2 Infrastructure Maintenance Depot to be built near Calvert, Buckinghamshire, north of Aylesbury
It has been announced that an Infrastructure Maintenance Depot for HS2 is to be built between Steeple Claydon and Calvert […]
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