Torsten Bell @torstenbell.bsky.social · 05/12/2024Reservoirs. We gave up building them in the early 1990s. Great to hear @Keir_Starmer raise on of my favourite symbols of Britain's low investment disease - here's the relevant section of Great Britain? www.penguin.co.uk/books/461720... 912628
Katie Cannon @katiecannon.bsky.social · 05/12/20241850s: Gold standard Now: Gilts are just an interest bearing savings account at BofE 000
Mike Taulty @mtaulty.bsky.social · 06/12/2024I'm assuming that he's announced a plan to actually build some? 000
John Roberts @johnactuary.bsky.social · 05/12/2024I seem to recall one in Oxfordshire proposed by Thames Water in the 1990s was fiercely objected to until it gave up or was refused permission (not sure which). Maybe if the planning process of big infrastructure schemes was easier and cheaper? 210
Footfarmer @footfarmer.bsky.social · 05/12/2024Hmm I wonder when water companies were privatised and the investment for infrastructure went to shareholders… ? 010
Extranero @extranero.bsky.social · 05/12/2024Seems Elon has a spare hundred million.....just saying. 020
frankbarrylong.bsky.social @frankbarrylong.bsky.social · 05/12/2024To be fair to the last government, there's quite a few in the planning stages, it's just being able to get on and doing it has been the challenge. It's the same problem that other infrastructure projects face in Britain (e.g. HS2), the planning system isn't fit for purpose, it's too slow & expensive 200
cathaguamia.bsky.social @cathaguamia.bsky.social · 05/12/2024In Wales we got fed up of English cities drowning villages and farms. Remind me where your constituency is? 130
