Tag: HS2

When government bans protest against our projects, engineers must put down their tools

The cornerstone of our democracy is the right to protest. At the moment the government is pushing through amendments to the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill that…

Our responsibility: reduce carbon on projects by 7% a year starting now

Hold this figure in mind: 7%. In 2019 the UN Environmental Programme (UNEP) published a report concluding that in order to limit global heating to 1.5 degrees, we…

Seneca says don’t be scruffy – trawling this blog for sales advice

Today I’m preparing for a session I’m giving at the University of Cambridge tomorrow on how to sell ideas. To help prepare, I’m going back through old posts…