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.

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.

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.

‘Hub2′ let battle commence

The Homes & Communties Agency seems set on foisting another hub disaster on Milton Keynes.  Click on p06 march 2012 and double click on the PDF file to read Chairman Theo Chalmers’s lastest column in which he despairs of the lack of vision by developers and their lack of commitment to maintain standards of excellence.