Posts Tagged ‘Conservative’
Monday, July 28th, 2014
Heathrow: Davies Commission
As much as we like Boris Johnson, just one look at any road/rail map of the UK shows that he is clearly wrong about Heathrow. The massing of infrastructure and economic activity to the west of London in terms of rail links, both to Central London and the rest of the UK, as well as road links with the M4 and M3 corridors, positions Heathrow perfectly as the location for a UK hub airport. That is why it is there. In 2018, Crossrail will link west with east – so surely it’s time for a Great British compromise? (more…)
Tags:Airport, Boris, Boris Johnson, Conservative, Conservative Party, Government, Heathrow, High Speed 2, HS2, London, Mayor, Politicians, Politics, RICS, Tory, Transport, UK
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Thursday, May 8th, 2014
…And another thing: it is not taking enough Tory Voters’ housing.
The project as scoped is in fact incomplete. The end result is that arguments for the project itself are incomplete. Effectively, the project process itself has become the debate, as our short termist political system is not fit to manage long-term land use. (more…)
Tags:Boris, Boris Johnson, Conservative, Conservative Party, Government, High Speed 2, HS2, London, Politician, Politics, RICS, Tory, Train, Transport, Travel, UK
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Thursday, April 3rd, 2014
A problem for the built environment in the UK is that both the masterplanners and thought leaders are architects. I don’t think it is possible to stop architects being thought leaders and my world would be a duller place without them. But who is taking the lead from their thoughts? The idea that a Chief Architect to centralise that which must be local is extraordinary. (more…)
Tags:Architects, Conservative, Conservative Party, Development, Economic, Economics, Farrell, Government, Heseltine, Politician, Politics, Property, Sir Terry Farrell, Tory
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