Originally Posted by griff
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I know. I was only joking about London too.
Problem is, London has a perceived problem, it gets BILLIONS spent on it; the rest of us crumbs. Crossrail? Flood defences? Highest per capita spending in England? Anywhere else, the perceived wisdom is not to build on a flood plain. London is built on a flood plain, and they keep on building. It’s good money after bad. London is big enough and allowing to get bigger simply adds to the problem while the development of the regions is put on hold.
Here’s where I stand. Per capita spending for London to be reduced to the average of the other English regions. If stuff costs more “because it’s London” then tough. Buy less. Next, every new job in London taxed an extra ten grand every year. Every new business only allowed to open if it replaces another that closes. Jobs taxed as above. No new approved applications for new building, repairs only. No Crossrail 2. It’s too late to stop that rail track up to Birmingham which will benefit Brum, but benefit London more, and I hear that HS2 has been cut back this week. No surprise there, it’ll keep having bits lopped off until it’s a siding in Crewe.
There you go, that’s England sorted. There can’t be any opposition to that, surely?
