This is a typical example of the lack of evidence based planning and budgeting that the U.K. has suffered over decades. It is perhaps glib to criticise the chopping and changing as all governments have been guilty to some extent. There was no proper assessment of routing, need and specification by the last Labour government it was an Andrew Adonis scheme on the back of an envelope. Major transport schemes suffer from this and programme and cost always go out of the window. But it is clear now that‘something must be done’ even my phone knew what I was about to type. So let’s get on with something and don’t forget just linking the midlands and Manchester is but a minor part of a much bigger transport PLAN.
This is a typical example of the lack of evidence based planning and budgeting that the U.K. has suffered over decades. It is perhaps glib to criticise the chopping and changing as all governments have been guilty to some extent. There was no proper assessment of routing, need and specification by the last Labour government it was an Andrew Adonis scheme on the back of an envelope. Major transport schemes suffer from this and programme and cost always go out of the window. But it is clear now that‘something must be done’ even my phone knew what I was about to type. So let’s get on with something and don’t forget just linking the midlands and Manchester is but a minor part of a much bigger transport PLAN.