It's always going to be a long term issue... which tbf is bleedingly obvious.Quote:
Originally Posted by Heisenberg
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It's always going to be a long term issue... which tbf is bleedingly obvious.Quote:
Originally Posted by Heisenberg
That's fine then. As long as it's just "long term" and the experts in the Govt. haven't given any projections of when we can start seeing some positive economic difference from it. Why should they, it's only doubling in cost every few years and they aren't known for spending money on vanity projects.Quote:
Originally Posted by tell it like it is
It's not as if the rest of the country (UK) couldn't use better transport networks for prospective businesses is it? Not even high speed networks, just an actual rail service.
One hundred billion pounds is f**king mental for building something that isn't required and they have been cutting services for over a decade because "we can't afford them"
I have an inkling that if it was a Labour project then you might be looking at it differently. Something along the lines of it would show how they messed up the planning so badly that costs have spiralled, there have been countless delays and they can't manage the economy.
I also have an inkling that you'll say that you'd be saying the same thing as you're saying now, but we all know that would be a lie.
Heisenberg, I've never been a great lover of centralisation but if I could vote on 1 thing that should never be de-nationalised it would be the railways. It never made sense and it still doesn't, and any party that promises to re-nationalise it for the good it will do and not just for party political reasons would get my vote. I love train travel and if the service was good enough I'd choose it over driving every time. But I'm afraid its a big IF.
I think the new metro system is essensial and now is a good time to start the work as the train numbers are so greatly reduced.
That sounds like a reasoned response, cheers :cheers:Quote:
Originally Posted by xsnaggle
I just don't understand how spending £100bn on a high speed rail network between London and Wigan (it will take another 20 years before it will be totally completed though) can be defended
by people when there's probably thousands of more pressing concerns in this country which will get overlooked because "we don't have the budget for it".
Just pisses me off, if I'm being totally honest.
Agree with all the above re. HST. The real twist of the knife was defining it as a 'national ' scheme and not an English scheme. This ensured Westminster didn't have to trigger extra compensatory transport funding to Wales. Cynical.