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    Can we transport Londoner's to the moon? Cause clearly that's were their heads are.

    Talk about short sighted.

    http://newsforums.bbc.co.uk/nol/thre...20080814001538
    "Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience". Mark Twain

    #2
    Originally posted by scooterscot View Post
    Can we transport Londoner's to the moon? Cause clearly that's were their heads are.

    Talk about short sighted.

    http://newsforums.bbc.co.uk/nol/thre...20080814001538


    If we could transport northerners to the moon we'd save a fortune on benefits.

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      #3
      Originally posted by scooterscot View Post
      Can we transport Londoner's to the moon? Cause clearly that's were their heads are.
      As a Liverpudlian, I felt tempted to point out your incorrect use of an apostrophe in "Londoners", and your misspelling of "where".

      So I did.

      HTH

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        #4
        Originally posted by scooterscot View Post
        Can we transport Londoner's to the moon? Cause clearly that's were their heads are.

        Talk about short sighted.

        http://newsforums.bbc.co.uk/nol/thre...20080814001538
        They say that the original raison d'etre for northern cities being where they are (shipping trade, mostly) no longer applies, so these cities are no longer viable without subsidy.

        Surely this applies to London too? Without all the apparatus of central government, which is tantamount to the biggest subsidy in the country, there would be no reason to have a city there either.

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          #5
          Originally posted by expat View Post
          They say that the original raison d'etre for northern cities being where they are (shipping trade, mostly) no longer applies, so these cities are no longer viable without subsidy.

          Surely this applies to London too? Without all the apparatus of central government, which is tantamount to the biggest subsidy in the country, there would be no reason to have a city there either.
          It's near the continent and has a great big river, I'd have thought that is it's raison.
          Bored.

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            #6
            Originally posted by ace00 View Post
            It's near the continent and.
            By road rail and sea that may make a difference for Europe, but Glasgow is only half an hour further away by air.
            Originally posted by ace00 View Post
            has a great big river, I'd have thought that is it's raison.
            The river is on the wrong side of the country for sea going transport to anywhere but Europe.

            Why not make London a great big lorry park and rail head. A distribution centre for the rest of the UK. Why not remove the subsidies on Londons airports to allow the regions to compete fairly. Why not encourage Government departments to move to the regions, especialy those that deal with the regions. Why not encourage business to move out by upgrading the regions communications capabilities as a higher priority than London.

            London can not keep taking in more and more business and the people that go with it. It is close to bursting point. Yet all policy seems to be London centric for both business and Government.
            I am not qualified to give the above advice!

            The original point and click interface by
            Smith and Wesson.

            Step back, have a think and adjust my own own attitude from time to time

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              #7
              It's a right wing think tank, got SFA to do with London.

              Maybe ask DP what he thinks?
              Hang on - there is actually a place called Cheddar?? - cailin maith

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                #8
                Originally posted by snaw View Post
                It's a right wing think tank, got SFA to do with London.
                The guy in charge was German. He was on Jeremey Vine show yesterday (unlike Jeremey Vine who's never on it), and what he was saying made a lot of sense: basically that if we're going to build a lot of new houses (as the government wants) it might be better to do it where the jobs are.
                Will work inside IR35. Or for food.

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by VectraMan View Post
                  The guy in charge was German. He was on Jeremey Vine show yesterday (unlike Jeremey Vine who's never on it), and what he was saying made a lot of sense: basically that if we're going to build a lot of new houses (as the government wants) it might be better to do it where the jobs are.
                  India?
                  Confusion is a natural state of being

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by ace00 View Post
                    It's near the continent and has a great big river, I'd have thought that is it's raison.
                    That was its raison d'être. Now it has none.

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