tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post4663227992589777623..comments2024-03-05T10:52:24.691+00:00Comments on Mark Wadsworth: Fun Online Polls: Influencing the goverment; HS2 vs student loan write-offs.Mark Wadsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-16855457629547766062017-07-26T22:06:06.186+01:002017-07-26T22:06:06.186+01:00B, thanks.B, thanks.Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-13239566273752679002017-07-26T21:24:40.112+01:002017-07-26T21:24:40.112+01:00Mark, in the context of road building. New roads ...Mark, in the context of road building. New roads were always justified as bringing economic benefits to the areas at the outer end of their route, but she had noticed that the most deprived areas seemed to have the best road links with the motorway network. After that she made a study of the effects of particular new roads, like the North Devon Link, which seemed to bear this theory out.Bayardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15211150959757982948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-6153951563874792652017-07-26T15:00:53.977+01:002017-07-26T15:00:53.977+01:00I don't particularly want to get to Birmingham...I don't particularly want to get to Birmingham from London or vice versa half an hour faster. On the other hand, I don't pay the graduate tax. So if those are the two choices I'll have the railway please and thank you. :-)Frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13006890073202758172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-50001475453475098952017-07-25T21:35:30.642+01:002017-07-25T21:35:30.642+01:00Well I thought it was my theory inspired by such t...Well I thought it was my theory inspired by such things as observations on this blog that Greek lory drivers were disadvantaged to German lorry drivers due to the geographic location.<br /><br /><br />In short production and also the subsequent distribution moves to the centre because the centre, rather than any other point, is geometrically closer to all other points.Dinerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14632385731642361211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-37680657375268303872017-07-25T21:18:39.504+01:002017-07-25T21:18:39.504+01:00B, in which context did she mention it?B, in which context did she mention it?Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-51596269668149151492017-07-25T21:16:14.790+01:002017-07-25T21:16:14.790+01:00It was actually my mother's theory, to give cr...It was actually my mother's theory, to give credit where it is due.Bayardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15211150959757982948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-88303815586962035362017-07-25T20:50:05.867+01:002017-07-25T20:50:05.867+01:00Din, B's theory, which appears obvious once yo...Din, B's theory, which appears obvious once you think about it is <i>"transport links concentrate economic activity at the centre and reduce economic activity at the periphery"</i><br /><br />To be fair, it also makes the periphery a more attractive place to live i.e. commute from.Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-17284479519825644392017-07-25T18:58:38.094+01:002017-07-25T18:58:38.094+01:00What is Bayards theory.
What is Bayards theory.<br />Dinerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14632385731642361211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-24358070263962860612017-07-25T18:52:26.242+01:002017-07-25T18:52:26.242+01:00Din, ah so Bayard's theory is widely accepted?...Din, ah so Bayard's theory is widely accepted? Good to hear.Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-6346889673374292017-07-25T18:27:29.527+01:002017-07-25T18:27:29.527+01:00With Brexit, there is less of the political harmo...With Brexit, there is less of the political harmony imperative to make north UK closer to Brussels with HS2 , and in late 2015 the HS2 Parliamentary committee acknowledged the economic principle that transport links concentrate economic activity at the centre and reduce economic activity at the periphery, in this case , in the North of England would have economic activity reduced. So those are a couple of reasons why HS2 as a transport link by rail is dubious.Dinerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14632385731642361211noreply@blogger.com