Skills for shifting goalposts

摘要

In a small corner of Kent a few of my colleagues are heard to groan out load. Despite indications to the contrary, the secretary of state has called for a public inquiry into the powers required for the construction of a major road scheme. This was the latest twist in a saga going back some ten years, when we were first engaged to undertake the design of a road scheme. It was also notice of one more skill set that would need to be deployed in support of this scheme.