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Green Man
Ed Milliband is over 34 years behind the times. This should been a blueprint. When I was about 13, in 81 or so. My science teacher spoke about tidal power, we could have had that up and running by now, yet the government say that is 20 years away. I thought the planet was doomed in the next few years. Especially WW3 is on the horizon
Dennis Weaver's autobiography is a very good read, he does not go into details about his movies but more about the environment.
hedda
Honey wrote: hedda wrote: Wyot wrote: The inherent contradiction in what you argue GM is that if we are not to use more of England's green and pleasant land, then with an increasing population (and immigration is a drop in the ocean here), we have to build smaller and closer properties...
My maternal grandparents both worked "in service" (see downstairs staff at Downton Abbey) in Wiltshire. The cottage they lived in would probably be worth £2 million quid now.
Times change and new solutions are needed.
Watching shows like Grand Designs and US /Oz versions it's remarkable just where dwellings can be located on small plots of land.
Do people need so much room?. I lived in a tiny mews flat in Notting Hill for decades and got used to small spaces which I prefer.
I could live in a well designed studio flat quire happily. Having a separate bedroom is the height of luxury for me.
Yes, people need lots of room. Anyone who has kept mammals knows that if you crowd them in, they fight and become neurotic.
so true..my 2 cats hate each other. But they both like me fortunately.
Green Man
Honey wrote: hedda wrote: Wyot wrote: The inherent contradiction in what you argue GM is that if we are not to use more of England's green and pleasant land, then with an increasing population (and immigration is a drop in the ocean here), we have to build smaller and closer properties...
My maternal grandparents both worked "in service" (see downstairs staff at Downton Abbey) in Wiltshire. The cottage they lived in would probably be worth £2 million quid now.
Times change and new solutions are needed.
Watching shows like Grand Designs and US /Oz versions it's remarkable just where dwellings can be located on small plots of land.
Do people need so much room?. I lived in a tiny mews flat in Notting Hill for decades and got used to small spaces which I prefer.
I could live in a well designed studio flat quire happily. Having a separate bedroom is the height of luxury for me.
Yes, people need lots of room. Anyone who has kept mammals knows that if you crowd them in, they fight and become neurotic.
The government wants us all to be city dwellers, sitting on top with each other. We reminded time and times again by the MSM and MPs that living in the countryside is racist.
Honey
hedda wrote: Wyot wrote: The inherent contradiction in what you argue GM is that if we are not to use more of England's green and pleasant land, then with an increasing population (and immigration is a drop in the ocean here), we have to build smaller and closer properties...
My maternal grandparents both worked "in service" (see downstairs staff at Downton Abbey) in Wiltshire. The cottage they lived in would probably be worth £2 million quid now.
Times change and new solutions are needed.
Watching shows like Grand Designs and US /Oz versions it's remarkable just where dwellings can be located on small plots of land.
Do people need so much room?. I lived in a tiny mews flat in Notting Hill for decades and got used to small spaces which I prefer.
I could live in a well designed studio flat quire happily. Having a separate bedroom is the height of luxury for me.
Yes, people need lots of room. Anyone who has kept mammals knows that if you crowd them in, they fight and become neurotic.
Green Man
hedda wrote:
[quote]Green Man wrote:
[quote]hedda wrote: Wyot wrote: .
I am more happy living in a wooden shack or log cabin in the woods if there was not other people nearby.
A wooden shack? My God that's pure luxury. We thought we were privileged living in a old shoe on the road.
Fact: the population when I left the UK was around 59 million (2004)..it's now 66 million.
I remember my childhood home and street Hedda, there was no privacy in the gardens, front lawn and every one knew each other. My parents profession didn't help either.
A wooden shack will last longer than the new builds.
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