I quoted him. It's his fault, he made the mistake before me... :DQuote:
Originally Posted by LiamM
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I quoted him. It's his fault, he made the mistake before me... :DQuote:
Originally Posted by LiamM
There's also always the assumption from certain parties that everyone outside London thinks everyone inside London is from London :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by BDunnell
We're not stupid. We know people move there. Several of my school mates are there right now, plus two of my partner's sisters (Hubble Bubble and Trouble :p : ) and one of my ex-neighbours. They all moan about the price of houses and the cost of living .... and some want to move home in the future if they can find a job.
The plain truth is that most companies could have their address where they like, but the main workforce in a whole other country. Newspapers don't have to be printed and distributed from the centre of London, for example. They could just get written there and computers send the message hundreds of miles rather than a mile or two. Sadly that doesn't occur to politicians half the time, leaving smaller towns and cities having to advertise that they exist to would-be employers and companies looking to relocate.
We've got the UK's largest glass factory and a brand new Tesco Direct warehouse just about to open here now, both of which London tried to grab. Luckily the companies saw the advantage of our superb motorway network, undemanding workforces and central location. They've saved themselves millions in rent each year ;)
I am an open wheel racing enthusiast. Just as I also am an enthusiast of sportscar and touring car racing. You play this game very well mr. oily oaf. :pQuote:
Originally Posted by oily oaf
I am a believer in high-speed rail systems and mass transit - not because I hate cars or an some neo-greenpace lunatic, but because congestion is a pain, on a whole stack of fronts. London has congestion problems, just like a majority of the world's cities, my hometown being no exception. I'd love to see high-speed rail systems and well-built mass transit systems exist here in Toronto, because traffic is a pain.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-31825674
Crossrail, the new £15bn tube for London. The tunnels are now all but complete and work is now shifting to the ten new stations.
Even though I live up north I do travel to London and use the tube very often. It'll be useful to see how Crossrail changes journeys in the capital. My regular journey from Lancashire to Ealing is still often quicker by car than it is by WCML train and tube from Euston.
I wonder if it will be properly integrated with HS2 (if that is ever built).
Just say that. Plus from the look of it a lot of roads are only busy in one direction at one time of the day. How about encouraging people not to work in the big population centres.