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Originally Posted by Chris
And, before we get away from ourselves, this isn’t a Tory problem. Crossrail was conceived under a Labour government and a Labour(ish) London mayor.
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Crossrail isn't the problem. The problem is the lack of equivalent ambition elsewhere which is a Labour issue of 97-2010 but also now a Tory one of 2010-2022. They've been in charge for 12 years now.
Crossrail may have come in late and over budget but it's built. It's a rare example of a grand infrastructure project actually completing its initial vision. An East-West Railway that tunnels below central London with several stations redeveloped in some of the most densely crowded areas of London.
Everything else in this country seems to get stuck in public consultation hell before being abandoned or dramatically scaled back.