http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: "Public in dark over cost of big transport projects" en Wed, 13 May 2026 13:13:26 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10533#post-115569 Mon, 24 Jun 2013 08:00:08 +0000 chdot 115569@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Not just Scotland -</p> <p>"the Coalition state government has never completed a business case"</p> <p><a href="http://www.theage.com.au/comment/why-tunnel-vision-will-cost-all-victorians-big-time-20130623-2oq8h.html#ixzz2X5V53VCd" rel="nofollow">http://www.theage.com.au/comment/why-tunnel-vision-will-cost-all-victorians-big-time-20130623-2oq8h.html#ixzz2X5V53VCd</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10533#post-115435 Sat, 22 Jun 2013 11:30:35 +0000 chdot 115435@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"<br /> A number of major transport projects vital to Edinburgh and the Lothians are among a raft of improvements that will cost taxpayers a total of £7.5 billion over the next three decades – yet the Scottish Government has not made the figure public.</p> <p>"</p> <p><a href="http://www.scotsman.com/edinburgh-evening-news/transport/the-7-5bn-bill-for-transport-hushed-up-by-holyrood-1-2973299" rel="nofollow">http://www.scotsman.com/edinburgh-evening-news/transport/the-7-5bn-bill-for-transport-hushed-up-by-holyrood-1-2973299</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10533#post-115377 Fri, 21 Jun 2013 12:27:01 +0000 minus six 115377@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Well just like KB, i look forward to the parliamentary debate.</p> <p>What was it that Chomsky said, again...</p> <p><em>The smart way to keep people passive and obedient is to strictly limit the spectrum of acceptable opinion, but allow very lively debate within that spectrum -- even encourage the more critical and dissident views. That gives people the sense that there's free thinking going on, while all the time the presuppositions of the system are being reinforced by the limits put on the range of the debate.</em> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10533#post-115374 Fri, 21 Jun 2013 12:17:16 +0000 kaputnik 115374@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>BBC had a similar article this morning. They had quotes from Tory, Lib Dem and Labour spokespersons, sadly, all of which went along the lines of;</p> <p>"We think building all these huge road projects is a fabulous idea and just what Scotland needs and we think we would do the same thing if we were in charge, but we'd do the bookkeeping slightly differently and that's why you should vote for us" </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10533#post-115356 Fri, 21 Jun 2013 09:00:56 +0000 Dave 115356@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Forth replacement crossing to cost 8x the original (in real terms)? Crikey! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10533#post-115354 Fri, 21 Jun 2013 08:58:17 +0000 minus six 115354@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>KB:</p> <p><em>"I look forward to leading a debate in the Scottish Parliament on major transport projects later in the year."</em></p> <p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-22994682" rel="nofollow">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-22994682</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10533#post-115350 Fri, 21 Jun 2013 07:15:57 +0000 chdot 115350@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.scotsman.com/the-scotsman/transport/public-in-dark-over-cost-of-big-transport-projects-1-2972662" rel="nofollow">http://www.scotsman.com/the-scotsman/transport/public-in-dark-over-cost-of-big-transport-projects-1-2972662</a> </p>