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Railroaded

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Concorde, the Chunnel, every mliitary engineering project ever done, the NHS computer system, what massive government project has the governmant ever done that did not run massively over budget? Better to put it all out to private tender from the start including a design competition and the cost estimation! No politician ever comprehended engineering, so it will all doubtless end in an expensive debacle.

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11 Jan 2012

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1:24 pm

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