Bin HS2 now and spend money on inter connectivity outside of the South East, the South West to some extent but also the major northern centres.

I would also do something substantive with local buses.

I have connections in Barton Upon Humber, getting anywhere by bus, such as a hospital appointment in Hull is a nightmare and local taxis very expensive.

HS2 is supported by vested interests with expensive lobbying and serves no real purpose as an addition to existing lines.

Responsibility Deficit Disorder is a medical condition. Symptoms include inability to be corrected when wrong, false sense of superiority, desire to share personal info no else cares about, general hubris. It's a medical issue rather than pure arrogance.

or the tunnels are too small for the trains.......

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You couldn't make it up

Edited by HKOwen (08 Feb 2023 11.00am)

Responsibility Deficit Disorder is a medical condition. Symptoms include inability to be corrected when wrong, false sense of superiority, desire to share personal info no else cares about, general hubris. It's a medical issue rather than pure arrogance.

In Ireland we built a tunnel to Dublin port to take the lorries out of the city. The tunnel wasn't big enough for standard lorries and had to be remade. Admittedly, this is Ireland and quite usual really.

Red and Blue Army!

It's incredible how the Govt will do this for asylum seekers but not for it's own citizens.

Hopkins is not the best spokesperson even when her facts are correct.

I would like to see UK citizens in need going to the Kent beaches and insist to be housed , fed, given a payment card and a phone.

There are lawyers specialising in this industry making a lot of money.

It's got to the stage where people shrug and roll their eyes and mutter about how crazy it is and this allows the Govt to keep kicking the can down the road.

Churchill's post war refugee rules did not I am sure envisage the situation we have now.

Edited by HKOwen (08 Feb 2023 12.00pm)

Responsibility Deficit Disorder is a medical condition. Symptoms include inability to be corrected when wrong, false sense of superiority, desire to share personal info no else cares about, general hubris. It's a medical issue rather than pure arrogance.

Lee Anderson has a point about Food Banks.

Too often the media and especially the BBC parrot the line that nurses and fireman have to visit food banks without backing any of this up with facts.

Just how true is it that someone on £30-35 needs to visit a food bank. Anderson has thrown down the gauntlet and asked the BBC to produce someone which is why they are making a big fuss about the row he had with the Radio Presenter, they would rather focus on that instead.

He also said if they could produce someone he would help them, I assume the means he would check if they are claiming the correct in work benefits and help them manage their money.

Anyway I hope the BBC do respond.

One more point

In which case the BBC will have no problems finding volunteers and showing Lee Anderson up.

PS you forgot to include child benefit and possibly in work benefits but I take your point. If the facts support you let's see the detail on the BBC.

Edited by Badger11 (09 Feb 2023 4.57pm)

One more point