Source: Persuasion
by Francois Valentin
“The tunnel connecting Kent and Essex saw its planning documentation grow to an unruly 360,000 pages across 2,383 documents as a result of red tape gone mad and inflexible public bodies. Higher electricity prices nationwide can be tied back in part to the lengthy delays in the construction of the new Hinkley Point nuclear power plant, which will be the first the UK has built in a generation. And it’s not just the economy — this extends into all areas of daily life. If you are reading this while in London and your 5G network is giving up on you as it often does, then you can blame it on local councilors blocking the construction of new masts for trivial aesthetic reasons.” (03/18/25)
https://www.persuasion.community/p/britain-chose-stagnation-theres-another