Originally Posted by
xsnaggle
On the other hand government funded projects, major Civils is historically one of the ways of priming the engine of the nation, putting people to work who otherwise would be unemployed. It isn't necessarily about profit and loss in the short term, its about getting the country up and running again.
Think what a boost to the South wales economy it would be if they approved and started to build the Newport relief motorway for example, just the people earning and spending!!!