tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1859345528889981553.post6686233057848623269..comments2023-10-19T01:44:50.017+01:00Comments on Liberal Polemic: It’s a sad world in which we liveLiberal Polemichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05002372579024659424noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1859345528889981553.post-12893301346286587792007-06-15T17:10:00.000+01:002007-06-15T17:10:00.000+01:00Good point. I would go along with that :-)Good point. I would go along with that :-)Duncan Borrowmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05301480655035778743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1859345528889981553.post-63767338374915461382007-06-14T00:23:00.000+01:002007-06-14T00:23:00.000+01:00A socialist?If you suggested that the initial cons...A socialist?<BR/><BR/>If you suggested that the initial construction costs should be financed through capturing the increase in the land values at either end, I'd call you a Liberal Democrat!<BR/><BR/>:oDLiberal Polemichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05002372579024659424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1859345528889981553.post-65095882957877086172007-06-13T22:19:00.000+01:002007-06-13T22:19:00.000+01:00But doesn't the depend on your understanding of th...But doesn't the depend on your understanding of the word <B>progress</B><BR/>Having flown all over the world, used private jets to get to places for news coverage it is all good "boys toys" fun BUT I far prefer Eurostar to Paris or Brussells than a small jet. And that isn't the greenie talking. I have a passion for fast cars - but as green alternatives that are sleek and fast appear, I call that progress.<BR/><BR/>Where I am going is that I don't think green does mean hair shirt.<BR/><BR/>Green means capital outlay on fitting your home with wind ad solar power, insulating it properly. Building new homes that use less energy and using the money you end up saving to enjoy yourself by catching a high speed train to the South of France..<BR/><BR/>Now you probably won't agree and call me a socialist... but I don't think that the construction costs of Eurotunnel should be carried by the companies that now operate through it. I believe it was an essential part of public infrastructure and that the companies should have started with a clean slate to operate in commercial competition with sea and air services. That would be progress. By the way if you check my old blog postings you will see why I hate cross channel ferries.Duncan Borrowmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05301480655035778743noreply@blogger.com