Tag: Infrastructure
Why are British governments so bad at infrastructure decisions?
The recent decision to expand Heathrow is the latest in a catalogue of blunders stretching back to 1968. Why are UK governments so bad at decisions of this kind? Adversarial government, the tyranny of the minority, bogus quantification and a short-term focus on newspaper headlines are all to blame.
We need incremental infrastructure improvements, not grand projects
We need more infrastructure spending. With long term interest rates around zero and a sluggish economy, the opportunity seems obvious. And with a new...
Hinkley Point: Another Brexit silver lining
For those looking for some silver lining from the Brexit outcome, there is the good news of the abolition of the Department for Energy...