Can anyone shed any light on why the Victoria Line platforms at King's
Cross St Pancras have been in an absolutely disgraceful state for some
time, completely stripped of tiles but with nothing very much changing
and no publicity (that I've seen) announcing refurbishment work?

It seems ever so slightly ironic that St Pancras station is supposed
to give visitors from the continent such a great first impression of
London, but then when many of them get down to the Underground they're
confronted with such appallingly ugly Tube platforms...