Comments on: Laying Blame for the Economic Mess: Milton Keynes or John Maynard Friedman? http://blog.paulmckeever.ca/2009/09/11/laying-blame-for-the-economic-mess-milton-keynes-or-john-maynard-friedman/ Reality, Reason, Self, Consent, Capitalism Mon, 16 Jan 2012 08:26:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Simon O'Riordan http://blog.paulmckeever.ca/2009/09/11/laying-blame-for-the-economic-mess-milton-keynes-or-john-maynard-friedman/comment-page-1/#comment-901 Simon O'Riordan Sat, 18 Sep 2010 23:22:33 +0000 http://blog.paulmckeever.ca/?p=970#comment-901 Milton Keynes is the name of the only city in the UK created by government edict and planning. It's between Bedford(with a large Italian population) and Newport Pagnel(home of Aston Martin). Most people despise the place. All the roads in the 'city' are four lane, 70mph highways, very short and connected at roundabouts. The streets are on a grid, with great names like 'H4'. It's a bit like travelling around a badly designed web-page written in html. In between, the blocks of land are either housing estates or light industrial areas. In the 'city centre' are lots of rectangular buildings; a shopping centre, a huge station(but with only two platforms) and various other anonymous lozenges. The local paper is called The Citizen. 'Tally Ho' would be more appropriate. Milton Keynes is the name of the only city in the UK created by government edict and planning.
It’s between Bedford(with a large Italian population) and Newport Pagnel(home of Aston Martin).
Most people despise the place. All the roads in the ‘city’ are four lane, 70mph highways, very short and connected at roundabouts.
The streets are on a grid, with great names like ‘H4′.

It’s a bit like travelling around a badly designed web-page written in html.
In between, the blocks of land are either housing estates or light industrial areas.
In the ‘city centre’ are lots of rectangular buildings; a shopping centre, a huge station(but with only two platforms) and various other anonymous lozenges.

The local paper is called The Citizen.
‘Tally Ho’ would be more appropriate.

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