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Whitehall criticised at Pinewood Studios

Posted on December 7, 2024 by ecwlarcombe

Sir Kier Starmer PM launched his most recent six-point plan (which included a series of targets) at Pinewood Studios in early December 2024.

He also accused Whitehall of becoming “comfortable with failure”, he promised “a profound cultural shift away from a declinist mentality” as well as honesty about the “trade-offs” required to achieve his aims.  [extract from Bucks Free Press].

30 years since Thames dredging was abandoned by the EA, flooded four times here  and still no new flood defences!

Maybe Sir Humphrey Appleby of ‘Yes, Prime Minister’ knows the answer?

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DATCHET

The name "Datchet" is thought to be Celtic in origin, and the last part may be related to cet ("wood"). In the Domesday Book it is called "Daceta".lla. Datchet is first mentioned between 990 and 994, when King Ethelred made small grants of land here.

HORTON

The village name "Horton" is a common one in England. It is Old English in origin and derives from the two words horu 'dirt' and tūn 'settlement, farm, estate', presumably meaning 'farm on muddy soil'.In the Domesday Book of 1086 it was recorded as Hortune.

WRAYSBURY

The village name was traditionally spelt Wyrardisbury; it is Anglo Saxon in origin and means 'Wïgrǣd's fort'. Its name is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Wirecesberie and as Wiredesbur in 1195. The name is seen again as Wyrardesbury in 1422.

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