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locojoe 15th February 2010 19:22

MPs warn about rail spending
 
MPs warn that rail spending will be under pressure for at least the next ten years
http://www.railnews.co.uk/news/gener...-spending.html

klordger1900 15th February 2010 22:58

If they dont electrify the Midland Mainline and they run out of oil, we could always send in the steamers!!

62440 15th February 2010 23:31

I'll vote for that!:cool:

Regards, 62440:D

bramleyman 16th February 2010 00:08

IF it is as bad as MP's claim, WHY don't they stop claiming expenses, then CUT their pay by a Minimum 75% of what they get for the daily shows in the House of Comedy?

Dave Rowland 16th February 2010 00:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by bramleyman (Post 41655)
IF it is as bad as MP's claim, WHY don't they stop claiming expenses, then CUT their pay by a Minimum 75% of what they get for the daily shows in the House of Comedy?

That's not very likely, is it! Did you know that the House of Commons has TWELVE bars? All subsidized by the taxpayer, with prices about £1 per pint cheaper than the average pub. AND they're open 24 hours, AND MPs can SMOKE there. If anyone else had a drink at work, they'd probably be down the road a bit smartish. Still, MPs only RUN THE BLOODY COUNTRY! Why should they be SOBER? Why do they ban US from smoking in pubs, when it's fine for THEM to smoke indoors??? Oooh, they DO get my dander up! :mad::mad::mad:

Flying Pig 16th February 2010 19:24

Also Teresa Villiers has said that if the CONS get back in they will subject all rail projects to a 'Value for Money' test. This will be highly subjective of course.

So it's possible that Thameslink won't get its new trains in 2015, even though all that money has been spent on the infrastructure to run them on.


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