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.⁦@grantshapps⁩ conjuring the memory of the Victorians in an energetic and uplifting paean to the importance of Britain’s infrastructure ⁦@CPSThinkTank⁩ #CPC19
Speaks of the frustration of trying to ‘cut through the blancmange’ and get even relatively simple decisions made - key to getting infrastructure built
Says that 3/4 of Thomas Cook clients now back, 95% on scheduled day. (I agree: has faded from news coverage precisely because govt has actually done a v g job of mopping up, even if precious little thanks for it...)
‘I love infrastructure. It’s the reason I asked for this job.’ Sounds like it, too...
Panel now drawing to a close. Genuinely don’t think I’ve come across a minister as exuberantly happy about his job as @grantshapps...
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New election-winning policy:

- All call centres to inform you of how long queue is, to nearest 5/10 mins, at regular intervals
- New duty on companies to publish average waiting time by department
- If that time is over 20 mins, senior managers face capital punishment
In all seriousness for many people today time > money, and so many companies are happy for us to burn through our time so they can save money. Better information helps consumers.
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Are we doing enough to solve the housing crisis? @EstherMcVey1 and fellow panellists are up next at the @CPSThinkTank space...
@EstherMcVey1 @CPSThinkTank Standing room only again for this, but some space at the back - @EstherMcVey1, @iainmartin1 & @LiamHalligan all raring to go...
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