Wouldn’t it be sensible now to revisit the ‘Heathwick’ idea of a high speed rail link between Gatwick, Heathrow and Luton running round the M25? And a second runway at Gatwick?
Thursday, 27 February 2020
Heathrow
There has been much jubilation at the Court of Appeal’s decision on Heathrow. Sadly (I think a third runway is a terrible idea) that jubilation will be short lived as it ultimately is about the government (Chris Grayling - again) failing to take account of the Paris Accord. On noise and pollution the protestors lost the case.
Wednesday, 26 February 2020
Tube Map
We all know what the London Tube map looks like. It’s not a great way to navigate your way around London above ground however - as many naiv...
Wednesday, 19 February 2020
Octopuses
This is a review by Amir Shrinivasen in the London Review of Books of Other Minds: The Octopus and the Evolution of Intelligent Life by...
Sunday, 16 February 2020
1917
I went to see 1917 recently and seem to be in a minority of one that didn’t like it. Where to start? The story was ridiculous. Communication...
Saturday, 8 February 2020
Dropping into another world
The nature of paragliding is that you are held aloft by thermals that are bubbles of heated air that separate from the ground and rise up to...