The Abundance Agenda
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How to make a road disappear
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How to make a road disappear

Plus are e-scooters about to be legalised at last? And we speak to Labour MP Alistair Strathern.

On The Abundance Agenda this week:

  • Martin tells the story of Old Bridge Way, a battered road in need of repair… that nobody seems to actually own.

  • James reads between the lines and explains why it appears the government may finally be about to legalise e-scooters – and why it appears the Daily Mail, of all places, appears to be on board with the idea.

  • And we speak to Labour MP Alistair Strathern about the Old Bridge Road phenomenon, and what it tells us about the fraying social contract between politicians and voters.

Martin’s big post on Old Bridge Way is here.

James’s post on a similar mess in Kent is here.

Martin’s post on “WASPInomics” is here.

James’s post on what Ebbsfleet can teach the next generation of New Towns is here.

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