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Old July 13th 19, 03:38 PM posted to uk.transport.london
Recliner[_4_] Recliner[_4_] is offline
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Default ES: Crossrail at risk of being delayed even further

tim... wrote:


"Roland Perry" wrote in message
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In message , at
14:00:38 on Sat, 13 Jul 2019, michael adams
remarked:

"Roland Perry" wrote in message
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In message , at 14:44:13 on
Fri, 12 Jul
2019, Recliner remarked:

Mayor Sadiq Khan strengthened the scrutiny powers of Jacobs to reveal
problems with Crossrail and increase the project's transparency.

Is he trying to distance himself from the project's failings, despite
being in charge
the last three and a bit years?

Being in charge ?

Anyone capable of taking overall charge of the largest infrastructure
project in Europe would command a far higher salary and have far fewer
extraneous responsibilities, than does the elected Mayor of London.


You are confusing strategic and operational.

Or put the other way, as with most levels in politics anyone capable of
taking
overall charge of the largest infrastructure project in Europe - or any
aspect
therein come to that wouldn't touch any such elected position with a
bargepole.


The Mayor's entire role is to be in charge politically and strategically.
Otherwise he simply disappears in a puff of logic.

If only because as in this instance with Kahn, they'd only lay themselves
open
to ill-informed and tendentious criticism from craven opportunists such as
yourself.


I bet I'm more qualified than you to comment on this scenario, given your
total confusion over roles displayed above.

And the only opportunity I'm looking for is a ride on Crossrail, which is
looking vaguer and vaguer all the time.


I'm just looking for the opportunity to travel to Reading for free :-)


You should get that later this year.