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This comment shows up the other issue, the London-centric nature of UK politics. If you think the UK transport network is OK, but pick the most extreme example
by bluescrn 3y ago
This comment shows up the other issue, the London-centric nature of UK politics.
If you think the UK transport network is OK, but pick the most extreme examples of housing costs, you're probably a Londoner. The housing situation is awful elsewhere, but still a long way from London's extremes.
But if you live elsewhere, try getting anywhere by road or by rail, and it's usually a grim experience.
- notahacker 3y agoI don't live in London any more. Probably won't again, for reasons of housing cost. But I also live in a real world where most developed countries have significantly cheaper housing but nowhere near as many rail lines as the UK as a whole, and where it's a lot easier to build more affordable homes than to ensure there are enough roads for nobody to ever experience a traffic queue.
- skippyboxedhero 3y agoThese two issues are related everywhere outside London. The reason why transport infrastructure is "so bad" is because in every city apart from London, you cannot build outside the city so developers often have to get planning permission on sites in rural areas and they can't connect transport to nearby cities. It is quite maddening because building is often actually blocked in some of these cities because of infrastructure concerns too...even though, the problem would be solved at a higher level by building closer to cities. The whole thing is bad intention arguments the whole way down.