what a mess. why hasn't there been improvements from the public works agency? sad
Why the need to throw in the gratuitous insult at an obscure London free sheet?
I note that CNN and the BBC as well as Al Jazeera are also covering the upcoming flood.
coming from the airport last night I saw the walls going up - solid and unsandbagish.
Miko, there is nothing obscure about the Metro, it's the 4th biggest paper in the UK, a dire read (designed to be read in 20 minutes!!) and has filled the streets of London with piles of rubbish.
Read this: http://www.theecologist.org/arch...?
content_id=643
I can't edit my last comment, but this is a more erudite way of saying what I meant to:
"Freesheets such as Metro et al operate on very tight margins. They have no care, consideration or concern about the area they serve, either environmentally or editorially."
And that's not a good thing.
Ah, Mr. Snag returns.
Long time no here.Where have you been? And how low was your plane flying?
Or are you referring to the work being done on the toll road by its operator?
Funny that you take pride in being a Londoner and yet are ignorant of Metro; the daily reading staple of all tube commuters...
lucky you for being in south jakarta, far away from the sea.
i swear, these tender procedure they are waiting for is just another money source they can't wait to get their grubby little hands on! I don't care if I sound like Roy Suryo throwing around unproven numbers, but I will bet on my neighbor's dead mother that 90% of Indonesians government officials do not care the slightest bit about anybody but themselves. So they don't think it matters when the flood comes and thousands of people become victims, loses their house and belongings and do not have a place to live while something can be done to prevent it. What matters to them is to wait for the tender procedure where tens of companies will propose a budget for the permanent repairs we know isn't going to be permanent (why make it permanent if it can be rebuild in 5 years thus creating another tender procedure and more money?) and then choose the company who proposes the lowest budget, award them the tender if they agree to do the actual job for 50% less money they proposed, keep the proposal, take the 50% and divide it with colleagues in the office.
That's how it is, those bloody wankers. (pardonnez-moi for my french)
Why funny, Jim?
I haven't been to London for 20+ years. On the other hand, I had heard of it and I aptly described it.
And do have a read of the critique linked to in the Ecologist by Sam above
Sorry Jack. Yes I was merely looking at the airport commuter's protector. I do wonder where the people's protector can be seen. And yes I am back - and enjoying your blog.
Rima,
The French is "bloody" right?
Rob: yes. I see you speak French quite well too.. 
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