New future

More and more I believe that government does not see, or wish, to see the future.

Transport and economics are a couple of cases

Transport

First HS2 then 80MPH speed limits. Physically rushing about. Claimed to save time = save £ millions.

But 80MPH is not the future. The future is in moving around, electric vehicles, much more tele-working ( needing those billions to be spent on broadband infrastructure).

But here is the good news, the increase in the number of 20MPH limits. Let's hope this does not just mean more speed bumps!

The real issue is the redesign of cars so that they go easily at 20 MPH and can barely reach 80-90MPH. Smaller engines? Different gear ratios? Cruise control (up to max, or at chosen speed limit) And maybe a more rational approach, 20, 40, 60 and 80 limits for residential, rural & B, A roads, Motorways?

Economics

Credit...credit...credit. Debt...debt...debt. Toy money flooding around in casino banking. Credit flooding around in high mortgage lending and high/easy credit card spending.

Time to restore the real purpose of money, to trade and for productive investment. Every one says we need to restore industry, invest more. But no one is doing the obvious and suppressing the casino financiers, to divert money into industry and savings.