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Drop in the ocean
The AA calls for graduated driving licences for young drivers with a 6 month moratorium on carrying passengers their own age. It’s a gesture in the right direction but a drop in the ocean. We need wholesale reform of the … Continue reading
No alternative?
No alternative to tax hikes and painful cuts to plug “the fiscal black hole” (of £50bn)? The IFS says they are inevitable, and the commentators I hear or read all agree. But of course there is a source of beneficial … Continue reading
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Apathy from on high
On the Today Programme, oncologist Prof Pat Price rightly criticised the backlog of cancer patients waiting for tests or treatent, and called for radical action. Meanwhile, I scream in the dark about the dysfunctional rules of the road which continue to … Continue reading
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Road pricing?
The song Taxman by George Harrison and John Lennon has the lines, “If you drive a car we’ll tax the street … If you take a walk we’ll tax your feet”. Traffic regulation costs tens of billions a year yet fails to keep us … Continue reading
The unbearable crassness of agreeing
In his report from Antarctica on Radio 4’s From our Own Correspondent, Justin Rowlatt shed tears at the collapsing ice-sheet. Yet still he found a reason to hope. He concluded that humanity’s defining characteristic is not belligerence but cooperation. Precisely. … Continue reading
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Invisible, ignored, baleful
“£12bn in welfare cuts to come”, says Paul Johnson of the IFS, “and billions more in other public service cuts. This is not the end of austerity.” Like everyone else, this economic guru is ignorant of the case for kind … Continue reading
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Missing the point again
To cut the deficit, the Govt is thinking of selling its stake in Eurostar, which could raise £20bn. Among other national assets it might flog is the Royal Mint. Meanwhile, traffic regulation, which acts to our detriment and costs tens … Continue reading
A million miles
“We have to get away from the patronising view that the state knows better than the individual,” stated Chancellor, George Osborne, on 21 July 2014, “about how to spend its money.” He was referring to pensions reform, and is still … Continue reading
Trains and automobiles
In his latest bid to keep HS2 on track, the transport minister is now claiming capacity is the crucial factor. Capacity could be increased by adding carriages to existing trains and if necessary extending platforms to accommodate them. Above all, … Continue reading
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