There are some reasons to be cheerful this month. Summer is slowing arriving and a long lost round yellow shape has started to reappear in British skies. But perhaps the …… Read more
During recent months, I have been brushing up on my ‘legalese’ as WNDC has completed two vital compulsory purchase orders. Notably, they were both rubberstamped by the Secretary of State …… Read more
It would be logical to assume that the construction industry is constantly at loggerheads with the world of archaeology. After all, archaeological remains are treated as a material consideration in …… Read more
I see that the Chancellor is under pressure to squeeze a wide range of demands into the pages of his red book this month. Understandably, there has been a fervent …… Read more
I think it’s fair to say that 2012 will be etched in the national memory for generations to come. After all, it was the year of the Olympics, the Diamond …… Read more
A recent report by PricewaterhouseCoopers has caught my eye. It claims that London and Toronto have the best public transport systems of the world’s most important cities. For anyone who …… Read more
As the old maxim goes, sometimes the right thing to do is the hardest. It’s something I often remind myself when I read reports about the health of the UK’s …… Read more
It’s around this time of year that my wife starts talking about Christmas shopping and festive family arrangements. Call me a scrooge, but it can be a period that I …… Read more
After reading the recent report by Lord Heseltine, I can see some merit in urban regeneration going ‘back to the future’. Packed with almost 90 separate recommendations, No Stone Unturned …… Read more
I’m writing this blog in the wake of a cabinet reshuffle by the Prime Minister. It was designed, he says, to deliver on the policies he now has in place. Although …… Read more