Demand from businesses to have a clearer vision for Brexit, an article on new route plans near Stonehenge and discussion on unanswered emails have got you talking today.
To join in the conversation you can click on the links in the comments below to expand and add your thoughts. We’ll continue to highlight more comments worth reading as the day goes on.
Ministers condemned for leaving City in ‘chronic state of uncertainty’ over Brexit - Politics live
Readers have been discussing the latest uncertainty surrounding Brexit in our politics live blog.
‘Patience is running thin with so much uncertainty surrounding business’
Given the significance and importance of London to global finances the government’s rhetoric to the City has been almost non-existent. Many banks and financial intermediaries located in London do have contingency plans in moving their staff and operations to France or Germany. Patience is running thin with so much uncertainty surrounding business in the UK that many top leading banks are refusing to invest further here until they have a clearer political picture of the landscape.
We should remember that when the City of London is buoyant and in rude health the rest of the country gains through a better return on GDP per capita. The reverse is also true.
markdowe
‘UK government policy is to blame’
It is not the EU that did Leave areas harm, quite the contrary. The UK has experienced enormous growth since we have been an EU member state, the greatest turn-around of all the EU countries (from last to first by 2016). UK government policy is to blame, the same one to whom they wish to give unfettered ‘control’.
LearningIsLife
Stonehenge tunnel: plans for £1.6bn scheme published
After the unveiling of initial designs for a new route near Stonehenge, you’ve been sharing your thoughts.
‘The people in this part of the country and going through it have legitimate transport needs that aren’t being met’
Looking through the new plan they’ve definitely put some thought into it with regard to everything from the archaeology and the landscape to the traffic flow ... but £1.6 billion is a tough pill to swallow for something like a four mile project that’s inevitably going to involve compromises even if it does largely serve longer distance road traffic as opposed to just people accessing Stonehenge.
I’d also suggest people should avoid seeing the A303 as simply a driveway to Stonehenge. A large majority of the traffic is going elsewhere. The people in this part of the country and going through it have legitimate transport needs that aren’t being met by the present combination of inadequate road and rail links.
decisivemoment
‘The plans look very well thought out to me’
Take a look at the plans for yourself - looks very well thought out to me, don’t understand why people are so negative. The connecting byways thing - these byways already exist and they even welcome the idea of making them non-motorised. Anyone visiting the site must welcome the idea of having all that traffic out of sight. And if you have ever used the A303 to get to the South West then you know what a nightmare it is.
MinusZero
Unanswered emails were the bane of my life - until I spent a month in search of inbox nirvana
The article on how to deal with a mountain of emails and how to deal with them has got readers talking.
‘Email should be reserved for non-urgent long form communication’
For work we need to stop turning to email as the first response or method of communicating with colleagues. I urge people to pick up the phone if it’s a simple query or even a brief discussion. Amazing how often a massive email chain can be resolved in a two minute chat. If you need several views use a group chat or convene a five minute huddle. For projects use a collaboration tool like Trello or Basecamp (depending on how technical it is). Email should be reserved for non-urgent long form communication in the way actual letters were on the past. Not for memos or to replace conversation.
Ade71
‘Having an empty mailbox is just as stressful and frustrating as having one that is too full’
On the other hand, what about not getting enough emails? As a recently retired person, it is important to me to open my inbox in the morning and find an email from one of my contacts. But, this rarely happens. My contacts cannot be so busy that they have to wait months and months - if ever - to reply. I have actually taken to subscribing to dating websites (even though I am in a relationship and have no desire to meet someone else), just so I can get something in my inbox. Sometimes, I delete a message immediately or I might reply just to start a conversation. Having an empty mailbox is just as stressful and frustrating as having one that is too full.
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