One of the (very few) supposed “disadvantages” of the Oasis-Cities concept is that many supposedly essential jobs would become totally redundant, or the demand for them – and the services they provide – would be much reduced.   For example, a Police Force may be un-necessary if, as logic suggests, serious crime will be almost non-existent in OA-Cities.  And, although I haven’t seen any figures, I imagine that today’s Police expend most of their time policing roads and (often quite trivial) traffic offences.  Which of course won’t be necessary in a car-free city.

I always intended to compile a list of all the jobs which might be put on the endangered list by OA-cities.  Meanwhile, an expensive return taxi journey from St Malo to Mont St Michel reminded me that taxi-drivers would be very high on the endangered species list.  Will anyone miss them..?  

For those who lament Britain’s low productivity and low growth, OA-Cities offer an incredible employment growth opportunity.

Some say that Britain is destined to become the “Next Italy” but what greater opportunity for long-term economic growth could there be than a massive infrastructural project which would create millions of jobs and could become the basis of the economy for the next 200 years or more..?  I am speaking of the enormous long-term building boom  involved in replacing OB-cities with OA-cities..!