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Yeah except in Britain apparently because the Tories buggered up our rail system so badly in the 90's we won't have a decent other option, even by then.
by quattrofan 16y ago
Yeah except in Britain apparently because the Tories buggered up our rail system so badly in the 90's we won't have a decent other option, even by then.
- rlivsey 16y agoBBC news has more detail on why the UK are rejecting this proposal: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-12879566 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-12879566 "It is right that the EU sets high-level targets for carbon reduction, however it is not right for them to get involved in how this is delivered in individual cities"
- calpaterson 16y agoThe conservative party isn't solely to blame. The 11 year stint with labour didn't exactly lead to a host of improvements. Furthermore, normally people banning cars in cities are in favour of improve internal city travel via local buses, metros and bicycling. It's not really about the kind of services that National Rail provide.
- quattrofan 16y agoI would agree and disagree with that. The Tories DID bugger up the rail system and Labour partly put it right by bringing the infrastructure back into public ownership but they should've finished the job. I would argue though that Labour were far to pro-airline and the Tories did at least can the 3rd runway at Heathrow. Lets face it like a lot of things Britain sits half-way between the US and Europe. We want European rail travel but we aren't prepared to pay the taxes to support it.