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[Bob Dalek]

London's a bog.

[ace00]

That was its raison d'être. Now it has none.

Was indeed referring to Roman / Norman / Saxon reasons. But still valid. Most of our trade goes over / under the channel so the reason is still relevant. Any relocation should take it further south.

I might do a poll.......<*fnarf*>

[The Lone Gunman]

You're northern aren't you?

Does it show?

[scooterscot]

As a Liverpudlian, I felt tempted to point out your incorrect use of an apostrophe in "Londoners", and your misspelling of "where".

So I did.

HTH

it was 20 past twelve I was operating on emtppy I'm only just up must inject cahffinee

[BrilloPad]

Can we transport Londoner's to the moon? Cause clearly that's were their heads are.

Talk about short sighted.

http://newsforums.bbc.co.uk/nol/thre...20080814001538

I would like independence for London - the border would be the M25.

Boris Johnson for PM! The rest of you can keep Gordo.

[ace00]

By road rail and sea that may make a difference for Europe, but Glasgow is only half an hour further away by air.
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Why not make London a great big lorry park and rail head. A distribution centre for the rest of the UK.

You're northern aren't you?

[expat]

It's near the continent and has a great big river, I'd have thought that is it's raison.

That was its raison d'être. Now it has none.

[Diver]

The guy in charge was German. He was on Jeremey Vine show yesterday (unlike Jeremey Vine who's never on it), and what he was saying made a lot of sense: basically that if we're going to build a lot of new houses (as the government wants) it might be better to do it where the jobs are.

India?

[VectraMan]

It's a right wing think tank, got SFA to do with London.

The guy in charge was German. He was on Jeremey Vine show yesterday (unlike Jeremey Vine who's never on it), and what he was saying made a lot of sense: basically that if we're going to build a lot of new houses (as the government wants) it might be better to do it where the jobs are.

[snaw]

It's a right wing think tank, got SFA to do with London.

Maybe ask DP what he thinks?

[The Lone Gunman]

It's near the continent and.

By road rail and sea that may make a difference for Europe, but Glasgow is only half an hour further away by air.

has a great big river, I'd have thought that is it's raison.

The river is on the wrong side of the country for sea going transport to anywhere but Europe.

Why not make London a great big lorry park and rail head. A distribution centre for the rest of the UK. Why not remove the subsidies on Londons airports to allow the regions to compete fairly. Why not encourage Government departments to move to the regions, especialy those that deal with the regions. Why not encourage business to move out by upgrading the regions communications capabilities as a higher priority than London.

London can not keep taking in more and more business and the people that go with it. It is close to bursting point. Yet all policy seems to be London centric for both business and Government.

[ace00]

They say that the original raison d'etre for northern cities being where they are (shipping trade, mostly) no longer applies, so these cities are no longer viable without subsidy.

Surely this applies to London too? Without all the apparatus of central government, which is tantamount to the biggest subsidy in the country, there would be no reason to have a city there either.

It's near the continent and has a great big river, I'd have thought that is it's raison.

[expat]

Can we transport Londoner's to the moon? Cause clearly that's were their heads are.

Talk about short sighted.

http://newsforums.bbc.co.uk/nol/thre...20080814001538

They say that the original raison d'etre for northern cities being where they are (shipping trade, mostly) no longer applies, so these cities are no longer viable without subsidy.

Surely this applies to London too? Without all the apparatus of central government, which is tantamount to the biggest subsidy in the country, there would be no reason to have a city there either.

[NickFitz]

Can we transport Londoner's to the moon? Cause clearly that's were their heads are.

As a Liverpudlian, I felt tempted to point out your incorrect use of an apostrophe in "Londoners", and your misspelling of "where".

So I did.

HTH

[Cyberman]

Can we transport Londoner's to the moon? Cause clearly that's were their heads are.

Talk about short sighted.

http://newsforums.bbc.co.uk/nol/thre...20080814001538

If we could transport northerners to the moon we'd save a fortune on benefits.