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That finance supported and ensured the completion of the Beatrice offshore wind farm, the Moray east pin piles and the FIRST Exploration and Petroleum Development Company contracts.
We can share that with others, and say, “Here is an opportunity for a scheme that does not eat into or erode”—for that is how communities view it—“the de minimis three-year rolling window.”
Such expenditure detracts from the delivery of projects, and it seems to lead to dithering and delay, with the result that a project that could be done in a year or two takes three years or five years.What can be done to de-bureaucratise the delivery of such projects?
We talked about intraregional aspects, but that is, if you like, the shape of the city, so it is about overcoming the legacy of de-industrialisation as a post-industrial city and having factors to draw in the talent.
Is it not the case that the police and the Crown are already operating de facto decriminalisation? Decriminalisation is more about how people are perceived.