Why does it seem all the world's problems (GM food, Irak+Terrorism, financial unregulation, etc...) come from USA but no solution does?"Since the 1960s, 13 major cities including Paris, Milan and New York have
moved their airports further out. In Hong Kong, the government spent six
years and $20 billion building an airport on an artificial island and
linking it by bullet train to the city.In Britain, however, similar proposals have repeatedly been blocked. In the
1970s a scheme to build an airport on Maplin Sands near Southend-on-Sea in
Essex was abandoned because of a shortage of public funds."
The Beeb reports that a new crime map has been launched.| London Borough of Richmond upon Thames | English average | |
|---|---|---|
| Crime statistics are per 1,000 of the population within the local authority area. Learn more | ||
| Population | 186,000.0 | -- |
| Households | 80,000.0 | -- |
| Violence against the person | 11.4 | 16.7 |
| Robbery offences | 2.2 | 1.2 |
| Theft of a motor vehicle offences | 2.3 | 2.9 |
| Sexual offences | 0.7 | 0.9 |
| Burglary dwelling offences | 5.7 | 4.3 |
| Theft from a vehicle offences | 8.5 | 7.6 |
Sometimes political correctness drives me over the edge:
and Twickenham Times)The report found three major flaws in the assessment of these benefits and called for an independent review:
It's not often I enjoy a good and fairly priced restaurant in London. But it's exactely what we came across last week-end when we went to have dinner at Tas, a Turkish eaterie on The Cut, close to Waterloo station -perfect to finish a day of rambling through the capital and visit some attractions such as Tate Modern.
From the 2M Group website:High Speed North - Joining up Britain
The
2M Group has published a new study which looks at how a new high speed
rail network could link major cities throughout the UK and provide
direct routes to Europe.The proposals would join Heathrow to this new rail network – removing the need for most domestic flights.
It would link UK cities to Europe with, in many cases, a travelling time of less than four hours.
The proposals have been published by 2M as part of its contribution to the growing debate on alternatives to aviation growth.
High Speed North – Joining up Britain (515 kb)
You can also download some of the more detailed workings of the report's author.
Read my previous posts on the subject under the tag Heathrow.
Finally, listen to this BBC report showing the collusion between the DfT, BA and BAA:
Heathrow plans 'not biased'
See my commentary on
Because the Government has imposed a "use it or loose it" rule for those precious Heathrow take-off and landing slots, some airlines such as BMI plan to have planes ‘fly empty’ to keep slots at Heathrow.
