York is not part of NYCC anymore, it became a unitary council (like Hull and ER are) about twenty years ago. If ERYC is truly focussed on the attributes that make it distinct from its neighbours, then it really hasn't grasped the first basics of the devolution agenda at all. I can't believe that's truly how the council sees things.
The only thing I can think of is the gas that is supplied to householders and businesses more than likely comes from Easington.
Hull might not be under water this century. Assuming a hoped for gdp growth rate of 3%, global gdp doubles every 23 years; energy use more or less doubles with it. If we hit harsh, sustained, economic depression, possible as industrial capitalism bumps up against the constraints of the environment, then energy use should be reduced, helping Hull out no end. Might not be the type of place you'd want your kids to live in that scenario but it will be above sea level. Could go totally nuclear of course, but if we do, then actually all known uranium reserves will only last a very generous maximum of twenty years anyway.
You get what you vote for. The Brady bunch have been clueless for years. In the words of Private Frazer """We're Doooomed"".
I used to think it was madness that our school and public safety films put far more emphasis on swimming than they did on road safety, but it looks like they knew the future back then, but could only hint and not tell us outright.
That shows a distinct lack of ambition as most millionaires don't have degrees. Which possibly sums up the worth of that stat in isolation.
David Cameron recorded off camera saying "We thought people in Yorkshire hated everyone else, we didn't realise they hated each other."
It looks like there might now be a new deal that involves Hull, the East Riding, York and North Yorkshire.
