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Will the government's proposed large infrastructure projects be sufficient to lift Britain out of a second recession?

T Ward: Comparisons are odious. E.g the Brits + many Indians (real ones) laid out a fine rail network in India, a lot more humanely than those in the USA. Budding/"frontier" USA killed "Indians" (native Americans, the owners, untitled), or at least dispossessed them and others with no recompense to get those very simple mostly at-grade tracks across the USA. A lot of the rest was "empty" desert etc I believe they also employed a lot of Chinese labourers on poor terms and with very few safety measures in getting through the rocky ranges to the west, nearly in California. The current UK proposal will never go directly to Scotland. As proposed, there is already a gap where the quickest way will be to walk, along Euston Road. How daft can it get? All for London commuters as planned. There are no proposals or slots for freight: carrying goods at that speed would be a misuse. It may free up some slots elsewhere for that. They should start from Scotland, instead of London, if it's worth doing at all..

11 Jan 2012

9:22 am