They are the 'Canary in the Coalmine'. The more our infrastructure declines the clearer the statement we make that we are no longer serious about economic growth.
SCENE: Two men sit at a table in a local hostelry each drinking a pint.
Surveys repeatedly show that a significant proportion of the population are concerned about climate change. Many want 'things to change'. Most have bought in to the need to recycle. But then things get tricky. An electric or hybrid car is probably on the 'I'll do that one day' list. Choosing not to buy fruit and vegetables that are transported half-way around the world, that's tricky. Insulating one's home, that looks too expensive. Looking after and wearing clothes for years, well…!
Admiral John Byng ...
But how intolerable bright the morning is where we who are alive and remain, walk lifted up, carried forward by an effective word.
Make no mistake we are not trying to reopen the Brexit debate. The United Kingdom has now left the European Union.