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This from Alex Saunders from Northwood. Ed
So there we have it, HS2 has finally hit the buffers, with the promise of £millions for other transport projects across the North of England, to be delivered sometime in the distant future. I mean really, who is buying it given the Tories record for delivering over the last decade?
The script could have been written by our very own Conservative MP, Bob Seely, who fooled numerous Islanders, like myself, into electing him on the promise of an ‘Island Deal’, that half a decade on has yet to see the light of day.
You’d struggle to concoct this level of contradictory spin, and still keep a straight face
The big stand out moment in the Conservative Party conference was undoubtedly the announcement that HS2 would be cancelled.
A once-in-a-lifetime project terminated ironically amidst the launch of the Tories new slogan, “Long-term decisions for a brighter future”. I mean really, you’d struggle to concoct this level of contradictory spin, and still keep a straight face.
Components of a European wide railway infrastructure project
Bob Seely, seeking to ingratiate himself with Rishi Sunak, obliged on the day HS2 was cancelled with an article in the Daily Mail labelling HS2 a Labour vanity project. Let’s hang a bit of meat on the bones. We need to go back to when Britain was a fully paid up, influential, member of the EU.
The decision was made to link all major cities right across Europe with a high speed railway network. Surely an admirable idea? HS1 and HS2 are simply the UK components of this much bigger European wide railway infrastructure project.
Problems largely arose Post Brexit
HS1 was delivered pretty much on budget. Problems largely arose Post Brexit, during the period Conservatives oversaw the project. HS2 costs have risen through the roof as the Tory sanctioned gravy train was allowed to runaway.
We all know how the Tories are profligate whenever they’ve got the keys to the Treasury, so no surprises there then.
Tory delegate: ‘Who wants to go to Bradford anyway?’
Post Brexit the knives came out. Was there ever the will to see a High Speed railway network extending beyond London linking major cities in the North of England?
A Tory Party delegate may have let the cat out of the bag by reportedly saying, ‘who wants to go to Bradford anyway?’
Mordaunt: Stand up and fight?
When it comes to standout Conservative Party Conference moments one is spoilt for choice. One of my favourites came from wannabe PM, Penny Mordaunt. Google ‘stand up and fight’, and watch her on YouTube. I’m only surprised she isn’t holding a sword! I mean really, what on earth is she on about? Has she completely lost the plot, or simply panicking because she knows the game is up?
Then there’s 30p Lee claiming there is no poverty, or need for food banks. All you apparently need to do is go out into your back garden and dig up a few potatoes! Lee, there are thousands of families out there who would dearly love to have a back garden……. or indeed a home.
Will need more than a water butt to vote Tory
When all is said and done, I am afraid I’m going to have to see a lot more than a free water butt care of Southern Water before I’m ever going to contemplate voting for Bob Seely and the Conservative Party again.
