Bridget Rosewell https://www.bridgetrosewell.com/ Rigorous and Insightful Perspectives Mon, 05 Oct 2020 09:42:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Driverless Cars https://www.bridgetrosewell.com/driverless-cars/ Tue, 29 May 2018 14:06:42 +0000 https://www.bridgetrosewell.com/?p=1032 The advent of connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs) will revolutionise how we think about and use the roads and motorways that criss-cross our country – and I’m delighted that the brightest and best of the British infrastructure industry have turned their minds to the challenge that poses, through our Roads for the Future competition. Launched in January,...

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]]> Computational Modelling – A Blackett review https://www.bridgetrosewell.com/computational-modelling-blackett-review/ Sun, 18 Mar 2018 16:08:45 +0000 https://www.bridgetrosewell.com/?p=1023 I am a co-author of this review, published recently, and the product of some intensive workshopping, debate and drafting.  Not surprisingly, my words are most in evidence in the chapter on economics, but we decided that the cut and thrust of debate had produced a successful joint effort and we are all listed as authors....

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]]> International Women’s Day https://www.bridgetrosewell.com/international-womens-day/ Sun, 11 Mar 2018 17:43:50 +0000 https://www.bridgetrosewell.com/?p=1020 This week I have attended two events celebrating International Women’s Day and on both occasions I would have liked to have seen more men.  Though I would describe myself as a feminist, I do not want to ascribe all of women’s challenges to an evil patriarchy, but rather to inherited and socially engrained standards which...

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]]> ‘Good Enough’ evidence? https://www.bridgetrosewell.com/good-enough-evidence/ Wed, 25 May 2016 11:58:56 +0000 http://www.bridgetrosewell.com/?p=647 We all want evidence based policy and decisions.  However, deciding what constitutes evidence and what standard of proof is required is another matter.  And of course this is especially challenging when we need to explore what will happen, rather than what has happened.  Will this policy work?  Will this investment pay back?  It’s not clear...

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]]> High Speed North – building blocks for the Northern Powerhouse https://www.bridgetrosewell.com/high-speed-north-building-blocks-for-the-northern-powerhouse/ Mon, 18 Apr 2016 14:29:34 +0000 http://www.bridgetrosewell.com/?p=599 The National Infrastructure Commission launched its third report on 15th March looking t the connectivity needs of the Northern Powerhouse.  Recommendations include improving the key rail link between Manchester and Leeds which is at the heart of the East West link, focusing HS2 on linkages which generate economic growth, and accelerating investment in smart motorway...

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]]> ‘Reinventing’ London: Planning for the Future https://www.bridgetrosewell.com/reinventing-london-planning-for-the-future/ Tue, 17 Dec 2013 12:12:53 +0000 http://www.bridgetrosewell.com/?p=542 London is changing.  But then, it always is.  The theme of my new book, ‘Reinventing London’ is that change is the lifeblood of a great city.  Over the past thirty years it has replaced around 1 million jobs in manufacturing, largely around the edge of the city and along the radial routes, with more than...

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]]> The Festival of Economics: Cities https://www.bridgetrosewell.com/the-festival-of-economics-cities/ Wed, 11 Dec 2013 16:12:29 +0000 http://www.bridgetrosewell.com/?p=546 My new book ‘Reinventing London’ was launched at the recent ‘Festival of Economics’ in Bristol. The book is part of the ‘Perspectives’ series edited by Diane Coyle who programmed the event this year. More on the book soon, but in the meantime, here is a recording of the talk on cities that I gave at...

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]]> Statistical rigour and HS2 https://www.bridgetrosewell.com/statistical-rigour-and-hs2/ Tue, 12 Nov 2013 10:04:56 +0000 http://www.bridgetrosewell.com/?p=531 At the Treasury Select Committee, in relation to HS2, Professor Graham said that it was important that we get these numbers right and in a scientifically rigorous way.  Both he and Professor Overman attacked the work published by KPMG as not only insufficiently rigorous, but also on the grounds that the results are too optimistic....

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]]> The Political Economy of Risk Taking – and how HS2 is Misunderstood https://www.bridgetrosewell.com/the-political-economy-of-risk-taking-and-how-hs2-is-misunderstood/ Tue, 27 Aug 2013 10:31:38 +0000 http://www.bridgetrosewell.com/?p=521 High Speed Rail has no shortage of enemies.  It is challenged for having rising costs, too few benefits and for being the plaything of vested interests, such as local authorities and rail companies.  These are often cheap shots, based on what sometimes appears to be a wilful misunderstanding of what HS2 is actually about, though...

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]]> Making, Trading and Exporting https://www.bridgetrosewell.com/making-trading-and-exporting/ Mon, 15 Apr 2013 16:54:51 +0000 http://www.bridgetrosewell.com/?p=506 ‘Making, trading, and exporting’ is one of the mantras developed as part of the North East Independent Economic Review which launched this week, and of which I was a Panel Member. Chaired by Lord Adonis, the Review has helped to uncover the many lights hidden under some bushels. Of course, we have all recognised the challenges...

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