"Colin" wrote in
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"Paul Weaver" wrote in message
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On Sun, 21 Sep 2003 02:07:13 +0100, Colin wrote:
That was the first time around many years ago, where the project
was
killed
off by a committee of (mainly Tory) London MP's with a 'not in my
back
yard'
and anti-subsidy agenda.

Things have somewhat progressed since then.

What, you call people that live in Manchester or Wales subsidising
the transport needs of Londoners "progress". All government subsidy
is the most definitely anything but progress, but when you charge
people that have no benefit whatsoever, you become worse then Ken!

If taxpayers do have to subsidise it, it should come out the local
taxes of London business and commuters.

You are obviously ignorant of the fact that Londoners massively
subsidise the rest of the UK with their tax outlay - something that
Ken is always quick to highlight.

Crossrail would only go a small way to redress the huge historic
inbalance.

Perhaps London should go independent and keep all our tax revenue to
ourselves - then you'd be sorry!

While this is true in pure numbers terms, the wealth of this country that
Londoner's pay themselves for (mis)managing was never generated in London.