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Tom Anderson · October 9th 07, 03:36 PM posted to uk.transport.london

On Mon, 8 Oct 2007, wrote:

On Sat, 06 Oct 2007 09:36:09 -0700, Boltar wrote:

On Oct 6, 10:51 am, "Paul Scott" wrote:

It seems George Galloway is against it as well. What a surprise...

Well, what self respecting marxist could agree with a service that
would take all those nasty capitalists to work in canary wharf?

It is a hell of a lot of money for EVERY British tax payer to pay just
for one item which will only effect and be of help to one city in the UK

Given that London (and the City a fortiori) has been subsidising the rest
of the country through the taxes it pays for, well, as long as there have
been taxes, about bloody time.

plus the waste of at least one life during construction which will most
probably occur .

If Crossrail wasn't built, and the workers got jobs on other construction
projects, do you think fewer of them would die or be injured? Is Crossrail
magically dangerous, or do you just not care about accidents not on its
books?

Anyone know how the CTRL / St Pancras project is getting on with safety? I
cycle through the StP site every day, and am often struck by the big
notices etc reminding the workmen to stay safe. The latest wheeze is a
sign on the back of everyone's high-vis jacket saying "Am i working
safely? DON'T JUST WALK BY!", which i assume is supposed to encourage your
mates to bring you up short if you're, eg, hammering in nails with a
blasting cap.

tom

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