"Walter Briscoe" wrote in message
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Referring to the Chancellor's Autumn Statement, http://www.londontravel
watch.org.uk/news/2011/11/transport_watchdog_welcomes_chancellor_s_autum
n_statement says "The watchdog also welcomed ... the extension of
Oyster ticketing to Guildford and St Albans on the national rail
network."

Can somebody please point to the Chancellor's words in a free URL or
copy them to UTP with an attribution?

I think some organisations and news media are reading too much into this.
He didn't use the word 'Oyster' according to the published version.

The line in section 2.4 of the 2011 infrastructure plan (on the treasury
website) simply says "...extend flexible smart ticketing across London and
the South East". That could also be the ITSO spec cards that are being
rolled out slowly in the area anyway...

Paul S