Pity the person who invests heavily in canals right before the railways start operating. You could understand, for example, why the sponsor of the Bridgewater Canal (perhaps England’s first) would vehemently oppose the planned Liverpool and Manchester Railway. But the march of technology could not be stopped – nor could the new challenges it raised. […]
Author Archives: Julian King
Julian King, a former British ambassador to Ireland and France, is the EU Commissioner for the Security Union.