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I bet it's all those migrants coming over, driving on our roads.Down with racism. Long live miscegenation! -
I bet it's all those migrants coming over, driving on our roads.Last edited by xoggoth; 20 February 2017, 08:49.bloggoth
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Originally posted by xoggoth View PostHardly an insignificant factor. In the South East almost 12% are foreign born. When you add 12% to already inadequate roads delays go up by a lot more than 12%. You can find the maths online.
Simple fact is that many of the main urban trunk roads were built a long time ago for a fraction of the traffic. Then throw in the lack of decent public transport outside of the capital and the number of people working who run cars and then the general housing increases that tend to happen outside city centres and it's easy to see why. Natural increases alone would have put a strain on the roads, without adding extra people from abroad.The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world that he didn't existComment
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In Singapore they just make it stupidly expensive to have a car, however there they have an efficient transport system capable of moving a large amount of people at one time.
Also, there is a lot more flexibility in start finish times, WFH etc. from there.
A Client Co Manager based there once said to me "I really don't care where and when you do it, as long as the work gets done."
Often in London, managers like to see their troops around them, contractors, perms or whatever.The Chunt of Chunts.Comment
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I can drive for half an hour in north Devon, on the roads round Exmoor, and not see a single carWork in the public sector? Read the IR35 FAQ hereComment
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Originally posted by OwlHoot View PostI can drive for half an hour in north Devon, on the roads round Exmoor, and not see a single carThe greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world that he didn't existComment
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Originally posted by MrMarkyMark View PostIn Singapore they just make it stupidly expensive to have a car, however there they have an efficient transport system capable of moving a large amount of people at one time.
Also, there is a lot more flexibility in start finish times, WFH etc. from there.
A Client Co Manager based there once said to me "I really don't care where and when you do it, as long as the work gets done."
Often in London, managers like to see their troops around them, contractors, perms or whatever.
^^^This
The only clients I've had who have a flexible mindset also have offices outside London which they have to travel to."You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JRComment
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Originally posted by NotAllThere View PostI bet it's all those migrants coming over, driving on our roads.
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Originally posted by darmstadt View PostI know, London is just sheer hell these days for all those damn foreigners...
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