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Thursday, 23 January 2025

Blockers



Starmer to make it tougher for ‘Nimbys’ to block major projects

Sir Keir Starmer will make it more difficult for the public to block new major infrastructure projects such as wind farms and nuclear plants through the courts.

Sir Keir said: “For too long, blockers have had the upper hand in legal challenges – using our court processes to frustrate growth.

“We’re putting an end to this challenge culture by taking on the Nimbys and a broken system that has slowed down our progress as a nation.


So the latest baddies are 'blockers' and 'Nimbys', but are they also 'far right' or are they merely old-fashioned 'deniers'? How about people who block economic growth by putting up taxes? Political parties who block political reform? People who block open debate?

Blimey I think "Sir" Keir is onto something here, we do have a problem with blockers, especially those blockers who block any attempt to get rid of the real blockers. Even people who block the honours system with dubious knighthoods.

7 comments:

Sam Vega said...

I'm taking beta-blockers, so I hope he allows exemptions.

Bucko said...

I tried to raise this on social media, but got blocked

DiscoveredJoys said...

Cover-up Keir needs a cute proposition to sell the idea. A Bonfire of Blockers, or perhaps Blockergeddon? Anything that draws attention away from a Surfeit of Bureaucracy.

Anonymous said...

I hope 2-tier also included cock-blockers, damn their eyes!

A K Haart said...

Sam - it depends if he has anything against betas.

Bucko - ha ha.

DJ - A Bonfire of Blockers might be too close to the quango bonfire which wouldn't catch fire, so Blockergeddon would be best.

Anon - I'm too old to be concerned about that - I think.

Doonhamer said...

We need a new Government Agency of Blocker Blockers. Just a teeny weeny tax increase will be needed. Honest, guv. You will hardly notice it. You know it makes sense.
But really, we all know that this all about providing nice accommodation for all our new diversity. Preferably in constituencies who have a majority of extreme far right voters.

A K Haart said...

Doonhamer - and all the teeny weeny tax increase will be used for is a teeny weeny staff in a teeny weeny office block in central London. They will already have a map showing suitable locations where important people don't live.