Big blow for the lunies
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Looks like Alistair Darling is only halfwitted not completely off his trolley. The totally unjustifiable extension to the daft tram system which killed Manchester city centre as a shopping environment (the upside is tis a great place for bars now 
) has been scrapped on account of the entire tram system is totally bankrupt and needs massive subsidies to keep going despite the huge fares. (this of course flies in the face of city council propaganda which as late as last week was claiming the tram system is a succcess) The £540M extension was on target to ruin other town centres and increase turnover at the Trafford centre over the next ten years. The additional congestion caused by this particular piece of utterly cretinous ill thought out lunacy will obviously have to be replaced with additional speed humps and pedestrian zones in essential areas such a Longsight in order to perpetuate the myth that the car is not working and building more roads is pointless.
When it was built the tram system all but Bankrupted the cities retail industry and led to a huge rise in tinkers vagrants and skulking loafers hanging around the centre flogging stolen goods. This was driven by market forces as no one with a car could actually get to the shops anymore and for 3 years only the unemployed, the insane and public sector workers actually entered the city.
The leader of Stockport Borough council is allegedly very upset as this also puts paid to phase 3 which would have seen trams in Mersy square once more and a complete blockade of the A6, the main trunk road travelling north south through Great (Mediocre) Britain.
Rejoice, this is a grat day for common sense and fair play to Mr Darling for making the right decision. The Manchester evening news reports heated low level meetings with Manchester City backward thinking sandalists and Mr Darling. I so hope he is nice to them.
) has been scrapped on account of the entire tram system is totally bankrupt and needs massive subsidies to keep going despite the huge fares. (this of course flies in the face of city council propaganda which as late as last week was claiming the tram system is a succcess) The £540M extension was on target to ruin other town centres and increase turnover at the Trafford centre over the next ten years. The additional congestion caused by this particular piece of utterly cretinous ill thought out lunacy will obviously have to be replaced with additional speed humps and pedestrian zones in essential areas such a Longsight in order to perpetuate the myth that the car is not working and building more roads is pointless. When it was built the tram system all but Bankrupted the cities retail industry and led to a huge rise in tinkers vagrants and skulking loafers hanging around the centre flogging stolen goods. This was driven by market forces as no one with a car could actually get to the shops anymore and for 3 years only the unemployed, the insane and public sector workers actually entered the city.
The leader of Stockport Borough council is allegedly very upset as this also puts paid to phase 3 which would have seen trams in Mersy square once more and a complete blockade of the A6, the main trunk road travelling north south through Great (Mediocre) Britain.
Rejoice, this is a grat day for common sense and fair play to Mr Darling for making the right decision. The Manchester evening news reports heated low level meetings with Manchester City backward thinking sandalists and Mr Darling. I so hope he is nice to them.
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