Thread: Crossrail could bankrupt London - says Ken Livingstone
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Old March 25th 08, 07:15 PM posted to uk.railway,uk.transport.london,misc.transport.urban-transit
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Default Crossrail could bankrupt London - says Ken Livingstone

"Neil Williams" wrote in message
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On Tue, 25 Mar 2008 12:24:50 +0000, Jane Sullivan
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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.

That they might. But I fail to see why that would happen purely on
account of the construction or otherwise of a single railway line.

or even on the construction or otherwise of another airport runway.

peter


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