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Old 10-04-2019, 12:30   #40
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Re: 400 more miles of the hard shoulder to be removed.
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Originally Posted by Stuart View Post
I'm well aware of that, and that is why I said the public transport network needs to be subsidised. The trouble is, Austerity has pretty much put any chances of this kind of subsidy happening out of the window. Even Labour have never funded transport properly, preferring to put the money in the hands of companies, who have shareholders, than put it into services.
Well, austerity is now being cast aside, and with the reduction in public spending that we have experienced as a result of that austerity, we now need to re-build our public services in a more beneficial way. We must not bring back the waste, and we need to do a line-by-line national budget approach, stop doing what we don't have to do and re-direct that money into where it needs to go.

Putting in a comprehensive bus and coach system with frequent services and fare reductions will cost an absolute fortune, but I do think we need to look at that, given the benefits that would result. It should always be much cheaper to use public transport than the private car.

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Originally Posted by denphone View Post
Exactly as both major political parties are just as bad as each other and unless there is a great sea change then nothing will change sadly.
Yes, ask the general public about foreign aid and most will say it needs to be reduced significantly. Not many would object to the UK contributing to disaster relief, but most believe a lot of the foreign aid budget is being wasted.

The problem is, any government that tries to reduce the budget would have to field questions from charities, the UN and the bleeding heart liberals in this country who like that nice warm feeling they get when they see hard working populations being deprived of money that could be better used on their own needs.

What we need is a strong government that is not suffocated by the nonsense being spouted by the extreme left and extreme right, and just make sensible decisions for the overall benefit of the British people.

Surely, that starts with the health of the nation, and reducing pollution that a vastly improved public transport system would bring will also reduce NHS costs.

Fat chance, though.
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