By©Muhammad Haque
1550 GMT_London
Wednesday 5 September 2007
It is very wrong of anyone to even suggest that Crossrail equals solution to the people of London’s transport needs. The Crossrail hole Bill as it is in the UK House of Commons, lacks relevance and is in essence a hugely hyped up tool for profit-grabbing Big Business to grab hold of public cash for private looting. The transport needs do deserve serious attention.
The Crossrail Bill does not contain the answers. It is irresponsible of anyone to claim that making a stand as a poodle for the Big business lobby for Crossrail amounts to evidence that we need for suitability to seek election as mayor of London. There are far too any examples of huge sums of public money being wasted on grand plans that come unstuck. Boris Johnson will be discredited even before he starts the campaign proper if he cannot show that he is up to the task. I will debate CrossRail and London transport needs with him on any platform. Does Boris possess enough gravitas and thought to care and to respond? And what is Matthew doing allowing banal plugs for Crossrail to be posted on the Spectator web site without rigorous responses?
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External websites: The SPECTATOR: Muhammad Haque analyses Boris Johnson plug for CROSSRAIL hole plot, and finds Boris ill-briefed
By©Muhammad Haque
1550 GMT_London
Wednesday 5 September 2007
It is very wrong of anyone to even suggest that Crossrail equals solution to the people of London’s transport needs. The Crossrail hole Bill as it is in the UK House of Commons, lacks relevance and is in essence a hugely hyped up tool for profit-grabbing Big Business to grab hold of public cash for private looting. The transport needs do deserve serious attention.
The Crossrail Bill does not contain the answers. It is irresponsible of anyone to claim that making a stand as a poodle for the Big business lobby for Crossrail amounts to evidence that we need for suitability to seek election as mayor of London. There are far too many examples of huge sums of public money being wasted on grand plans that come unstuck. Boris Johnson will be discredited even before he starts the campaign proper if he cannot show that he is up to the task. I will debate CrossRail and London transport needs with him on any platform. Does Boris possess enough gravitas and thought to care and to respond? And what is Matthew doing allowing banal plugs for Crossrail to be posted on the Spectator web site without rigorous responses?