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 there don’t seem to be any official figures, today’s Police probably spend much – if not most – of their time policing roads and (often quite trivial) traffic offences.  Or scouring the interned for “hate speech”.  Neither of which will be necessary in a car-free and “hate-free” city.

One day I shall compile a list of the many jobs – and non-jobs – which OA-Cities would put on the endangered list.  Recently, 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.

For those who lament that Britain is destined to become the “Next Italy” what greater opportunity for long-term economic growth could there be than a massive and ongoing infrastructural project that 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 obsolete OB-cities with OA-cities..!