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Title: Rebalancing transport investment investment Post by: grahame on September 08, 2024, 10:35:57 From the Financial Times
https://www.ft.com/content/eab88ac4-1c1a-4dfd-ab33-87fcc6785204 Quote The Labour government is “locked in” to rebalancing transport investment towards parts of the UK outside London that are struggling economically, culture secretary Lisa Nandy has said. On a visit to Blackpool, Nandy told the Financial Times that Labour’s “mission” for economic growth would end 40 years of new infrastructure being concentrated “where there’s already infrastructure”. She mentions Wigan, Blackpool and Grimbsy and "The North" - but the descripion might include parts of the South West where infrastrucure investment has been limited and there are some places - Cornwall, and Minehead come to mind, which struggle. There are areas in Wiltshire too where investment in infrastructure has been limited, and the goverment is looking to hugely increase the new housing build. Member's mirror - http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/mirror/ft_labour_rebalance.pdf Title: Re: Rebalancing transport investment investment Post by: IndustryInsider on September 08, 2024, 11:41:12 Of course, hardly any constituencies are Labour down in those areas.
Title: Re: Rebalancing transport investment investment Post by: Electric train on September 09, 2024, 07:54:47 From the Financial Times https://www.ft.com/content/eab88ac4-1c1a-4dfd-ab33-87fcc6785204 Quote The Labour government is “locked in” to rebalancing transport investment towards parts of the UK outside London that are struggling economically, culture secretary Lisa Nandy has said. On a visit to Blackpool, Nandy told the Financial Times that Labour’s “mission” for economic growth would end 40 years of new infrastructure being concentrated “where there’s already infrastructure”. She mentions Wigan, Blackpool and Grimbsy and "The North" - but the descripion might include parts of the South West where infrastrucure investment has been limited and there are some places - Cornwall, and Minehead come to mind, which struggle. There are areas in Wiltshire too where investment in infrastructure has been limited, and the goverment is looking to hugely increase the new housing build. Member's mirror - http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/mirror/ft_labour_rebalance.pdf An example already of a different approach to "levelling up" is the "mid Cornwall Metro" the new Government have committed to fund this, listening to BBC 4 Westminster Hour it seems the new Government are reviewing / regrouping all of the previous Government schemes, my personal view is the previous Government promised to spend the same pot of money many times over to appease the "Red wall" Title: Re: Rebalancing transport investment investment Post by: broadgage on October 10, 2024, 11:17:03 Would through trains from Minehead to Taunton and beyond be too much to hope for ?
Not research into something else, but actual trains ALL YEAR. Title: Re: Rebalancing transport investment investment Post by: Chris from Nailsea on October 10, 2024, 16:07:56 Of course, hardly any constituencies are Labour down in those areas. North Somerset is, now - after 32 years. ;D This page is printed from the "Coffee Shop" forum at http://gwr.passenger.chat which is provided by a customer of Great Western Railway. Views expressed are those of the individual posters concerned. Visit www.gwr.com for the official Great Western Railway website. Please contact the administrators of this site if you feel that content provided contravenes our posting rules ( see http://railcustomer.info/1761 ). The forum is hosted by Well House Consultants - http://www.wellho.net |