Thread: Crossrail could bankrupt London - says Ken Livingstone
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Old March 25th 08, 11:24 AM posted to uk.railway,uk.transport.london,misc.transport.urban-transit
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Default Crossrail could bankrupt London - says Ken Livingstone
In message , Neil Williams
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On Tue, 25 Mar 2008 08:58:47 +0000, Jane Sullivan
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And if those employees lost their jobs, then that would take several
billion pounds out of the local economy of the south-east and, by
extension, Britain.

But why would they lose their jobs if Crossrail didn't happen?

They'd lose their jobs if the financial centre of Europe moved out of
London to Frankfurt.

The
existing lines are by and large adequate (if not always pleasant) for
getting everyone to their current jobs - if they weren't, they
wouldn't get there!

Neil


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