Despite the naysaying and the covid induced delays, the Core Valley Lines (CVL) transformation part of The South Wales Metro is progressing at pace and by the end of 2025, will deliver a radical uplift in public transport services and capacity to the core valleys north of Cardiff[i]. This is a great start, but we … Continue reading Metro, subsidies & Cardiff… Some tough choices and compromises?
Tag: economics
What use is GDP on a planet with no trees or bees?
A version of this blog appeared in Bylines Cymru on 18th February 2024 No, I'm not an economist, so if you are and/or are better informed please challenge this “wip draft”. As it stands, it seems to me we have an enormous “elephant in the room” re GDP, which we can no longer ignore!. Unless … Continue reading What use is GDP on a planet with no trees or bees?
Mark Barry 