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Old May 23rd 08, 09:44 AM posted to uk.transport.london,misc.transport.urban-transit
Chris Tolley Chris  Tolley is offline
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Default TfL £5Bn short for Crossrail

wrote:

The fact that Harvard and Stanford attract bright people from all over
the world has done wonders for the US economy. The fact that most
European universities don't is one of the reasons Europe's a mess.


That's a fair assessment, except for two things - first Europe's
universities contain many bright people, and second, Europe isn't a
mess.

In matters that are on topic for this group, it's the US that is in a
mess.

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