Should we abolish catchment areas?
With the new school term set to start it seems as appropriate point as any to float an idea. Should we do away with school catchment areas?At the moment parents go to great lengths and costs to get their child into the school they want, sometimes without success. Families are moving home simply to be within an artificially drawn catchment area.School bus routes would not be able to cater for

Planes and Trains
At the moment the debate about modes of transport is rather too simplistic. There is a lobby which is simply anti-aeroplane on environmental grounds. Such groups are often temporarily joined by those living near airports when the airport is considering expansion of infrastructure or flight frequency. In effect an objection on a planning basis.If air travel is to be reduced then the target has to