Bit strong to argue that the procurement processess of either the DFT or the operators were any good. The last batch of people to understand how to order trains on mass was BR in the 80s. Generally t… (View Post)

Also the result of us not having most of the network flattened by war, and rebuilt to much more modern standards in the 1950s. (View Post)

Sorry, but that's nonsense, and you know it. Fuel duty is a tax for using the roads, which contributes considerably more than the cost of the road network. The fact that this mostly gets spaffed up t… (View Post)

Cynical head on - we'd also be in stronger position if we hadn't binned off all our coal fired capacity. Coal hasn't gone up in price nearly as much as gas, and we are still sat on a lot of it which … (View Post)

On the "no-one can see a doctor" thing... A couple of weeks ago I felt a lump on one of my testicles. Rang my GP's surgery about 3pm. Could I come in for 4pm that afternoon? I did. Doctor s… (View Post)