When it comes to footing the bill for this ruinous enterprise, let’s not forget who got us into this mess. It was Gordon Brown, who pushed through the PPP
So, tube repair and upgrade consortium Metronet is poised to go bust, having failed to get £551 million in extra money from Transport for London. I can’t say I’ll be sad to see it go.
The amount Metronet wanted in total (the £551m was just an interim demand) was nearly £1 billion, which is a proper scandal, amounting to a pound on every fare paid by every passenger in a ... read more
How Tony Blair's foreign farewell tour contributed 600 tonnes of CO2 to the atmosphere, writes the Green Party's Sian Berry
So Blair is on his way at last. I must admit that even though I know nothing will be different on my first post-Blair dawn, I do feel a sense of relief at seeing the back of him. But until then, he’s been saying goodbye, and what a long goodbye it’s been.
Blair’s farewell tour has taken in four continents and about four hundred self-congratulatory photocalls. In the past ... read more
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Can the UK achieve it’s commitment to carbon reduction targets by 2020?
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