Category Archives: Housing and transport

Local council buildings as civil spaces

Posted on February 29, 2012 by

Summary Do modern council buildings reflect the castration of modern local government when compared to their Victorian foreparents? Some thoughts on a key pillar of Tristram Hunt’s book Building Jerusalem: The rise and fall of the Victorian City I took … Continue reading →

Posted in Housing and transport | 3 Comments

On High Speed 2

Posted on January 10, 2012 by

…and I’m not talking about a super-powered narcotic. Rather I’m talking about the new high speed railway that has been confirmed by the Transport Secretary in the House today (10 January 2012). I don’t have a problem with HS2 or … Continue reading →

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Please stop pricing us out of existence

Posted on January 7, 2012 by

This blogpost picks up on a number of themes written by @Penners_ in her article Living with grandma. Like may people in their late 20s and early 30s, I certainly didn’t plan on having to move back in with my … Continue reading →

Posted in Business economics and finance, Charities and Big Society, Education, training and exams, Employment and job hunting, Housing and transport | 4 Comments

Who cares about the railways?

Posted on January 2, 2012 by

Well…I do, and I know lots of readers of this blog do. The most popular site that you’ve clicked through to from this blog over the first five months of this blog is…the New Adlestrop  Map which maps much of … Continue reading →

Posted in Housing and transport | 5 Comments

Open data for transport infrastructure planning?

Posted on November 21, 2011 by

The most popular link that readers of this blog have clicked through to is of the map of England’s old railway network prior to the Beeching Axe. It differentiates between the now disused routes and the current routes, though it … Continue reading →

Posted in Business economics and finance, Housing and transport, Public administration & policy | 3 Comments

Universities asking alumni for money

Posted on November 16, 2011 by

“I don’t have any, and even if I did I certainly wouldn’t give it to you!” I didn’t say the above – I held my tongue. The guy who phoned outside of office hours sounded like he was just out … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, training and exams, Housing and transport, Mental health | 4 Comments

In praise of public transport

Posted on November 15, 2011 by

I don’t have a car. I have a full driving licence having passed my driving test almost 15 years ago, but I’ve never owned a car and have never even driven a hire car in all of that time. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Housing and transport | 3 Comments

Oxford to Cambridge transport links

Posted on November 11, 2011 by

This is an extension of some musings on housing and transport issues that I blogged about earlier. It’s also partly on the back of some responses from Cllr Belinda Brooks-Gordon, John Lawton, Hugh Morris (of Cambridge First Newspaper) Paul Bernal and … Continue reading →

Posted in Business economics and finance, Cambridge, Housing and transport, Party politics, Public administration & policy | 5 Comments

Musings on housing and transport

Posted on September 19, 2011 by

It seems like an obvious thing to say in that housing and transport issues have had a major impact on my life. They have for most of us, though the extent of that impact – and how angry we become … Continue reading →

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Trams, trains and…old railway maps?

Posted on August 6, 2011 by

This post is about public transport – much maligned and often complained about but without it I wouldn’t get far. During my Cambridge-London commuting days I would spend the best part of £6,000 on bus, tube and train tickets in … Continue reading →

Posted in Housing and transport, Party politics, Public administration & policy | 7 Comments