GONE WITH THE WIND

摘要

The publication earlier this month of the National Infrastructure Commission's first 30-year assessment of the UK's infrastructure needs has the potential to be a landmark moment for construction. The commission (NIC) was set up by former chancellor George Osborne in 2015 to take the politics out of big infrastructure decisions - no longer, in theory, should big calls be subject to ministerial fiat on the basis of opaque advice from civil servants given behind closed doors. Rather, experts should scientifically consider all the options, publish their conclusions and dare the government to differ.