In his New Year’s column Theo Chalmers answers some questions about the impact of East-West rail plans now in train. Click on p06 january 2013, then double click on the PDF file to read our Charman’s piece.
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Repairs – a bridge too far …..
Two stories for the price of one from Chairman Theo Chalmers this month in December’s edition of Business MK: p06 december 2012. Click then double click to open the PDF file to read this column; the issues Theo raises raise concerns for you and your family travelling around Milton Keynes. It is not just in Manhattan that infrastructure has been found wanting, as the latest tragedy in Japan shows: http://www.smh.com.au/world/police-retrieve-bodies-after-tunnel-collapse-20121203-2apy8.html.
We love our grid roads
Listen to the people: p08 november 2012. Click then double click to read the PDF file of Chairman Theo Chalmers’s column from Business MK on that subject so dear to our hearts.
The curse of the living planners
In his October column Chairman Theo Chalmers questions the curious and unwelcome survival of the Milton Keynes Partnership planning sub committee: p17 october 2012. Click then double click to open the PDF file to read his story of the unelected committee, which despite the demise of its parent organisation, is still able to impose unwelcome planning decisions on the unsuspecting cirizens of Milton Keynes.
Exclusive: a retail expansion compromise
Erban Eden is not against change, which protects our econimic future, if it builds on our unique heritage. In his September column Chairmain Theo Chalmers introduces a bold plan for expansion of the CentreMK. Click on p06 september 2012, then double click to open the PDF file to read how retail expansion does not have to trash Secklow Gate.
Proposals are a betrayal of trust
In his August column in Business MK Chairman Theo Chalmers argues that the proposals by The Parks Trust to dispose of inconvenient parcels of land in their care sets a dangerous precident. Click on p06 august 2012, then double click on the PDF file to read the full story.
Vital grid roads are to take in expansion
Theo Chalmers reported by MK Citizen on the topic of grid roads for the Western Expansion Area; see: http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/news/local/vital-grid-roads-are-to-take-in-expansion-1-2821615.
Can we afford unlimited growth?
Post by Urban Edenite David Ray: our planet is finite, we need a change of direction.
At the moment the ill-conceived Euro project is playing havoc with the world economy. The response of politicians everywhere is to press for policies to encourage growth to get us out of financial mess. The message simply has not got through that the world no longer has enough resources to underpin such growth, never mind that growth as we have known fails to redress glaring inequalities between developed and under-developed countries.
Ironically, slowing world growth is taking the pressures off resources, perhaps giving us a chance to change direction. Perhaps there is a real opportunity to reinforce the effect of peak stuff. In a thoughtful article “Over the top” in New Scientist (16 Jun 2012 pp 38-43) Fred Pearce pulls the strands of evidence together to make the case that even without political leadership, our demand for planetary resources may be stabilising, and may ultimately begin to fall.
A further irony is that it is China that may be showing us the way forward, with their $100 billion in ecocompensation schemes.
Four-day hell in a hospital bed
This month the spotlight falls on the lack of investment in healthcare services as Milton Keynes continues to grow. Click on p09 june 2012 and double click on the PDF file to read Chairman Theo Chalmers’s uncomfortable and disturbing personal experience of our NHS system stretched beyond capacity. The Milton Keynes Clinical Commissioning Group (see: http://www.miltonkeynesccg.nhs.uk/ is going to have real problems without adequate investment in our healthcare infrastructure.
Alliance targets a ‘blueprint for growth’
In his May column in Business MK Chairman Theo Chalmers reports on the opportunity to influence the development of the city centre. Click on p13 may 2012 then double click on the PDF file to read how a wiki-based consultation by the Alliance CMK gives the business community in particular a say how they want to see our city centre developed.