[Tubby Isaacs]

Wasted on me, I'm afraid.

We may be moving back to the Penderyn area in the nearish future. Handy for Merthyr/Aberdare for errands and the train into Cardiff on the upgraded Valley Lines. The Welsh Government have done reasonably well with investment, with the upgraded A465 as well, and there's been some good (if slow burning) stuff on industry from central government. But the Barnett Formula needs to be tweaked considerable as well.

[Tubby Isaacs]

Christ. 19 trees are to be cut down. In a cemetery. I suppose they've got to keep up the impetus of "HS2 destroys ancient woodland" stories.

The cemetery is made to sound like it's the Knoydart Peninsula, when it's actually next to the M27. There is though a lot of green land nearby. I think the wildlife will largely survive.

What gets me with this stuff is the lack of any sense of balance. The council says it'll make other nature improvements. That is the way to go with this stuff, instead of having every group of residents trying to block every sensible improvement.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/202 ... m-cemetery

[Tubby Isaacs]

Here's a detailed examination of regulations and the proposed changes. Only joking. It's impossible to tell whether Lexit Larry Elliott has even read the speech.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfr ... es-britain

[Tubby Isaacs]

The Campaign for Better Transport are in this (good news) article about rail commuting reaching pre-Covid levels again.

https://www.theguardian.com/business/20 ... s-pandemic

Ben Plowden of Campaign for Better Transport said: “Gloomy predictions for the future of rail at the time of the pandemic have proven wrong: rail is back in a big way, boosting our economy, keeping workers moving and saving our streets from gridlock.

“The fact that passenger arrivals are up while overcrowding is down is partly due to the huge success of the Elizabeth line. With more bold projects like this we could transform cities and improve daily life for vast numbers of people. An expanded rail network combined with more affordable fares could really bring about a rail revolution.”

Wouldn't they be better concentrating on cities and large towns than chucking out scattergun proposals linking Banbury up with obscure villages?

[Killer Whale]

We want Carmarthen-Llandeilo-Builth Road-Caersŵs open, and we want it tomorrow. And if that means sacrificing the electrification of Cardiff-Carmarthen, then so be it.

[Tubby Isaacs]

The railway in the last 30 years (roughly the post-privatization period, but the state has led it) massively increased passenger numbers while not bothering too much with reopening lines. It doesn't really look any different on the rail map, but it makes a lot of difference if you increase capacity and run direct services to more destinations. That seems like a good thing to concentrate on.