- the official report into Boris Johnson’s plan for a bridge or tunnel between Northern Ireland and Scotland has just been published
- tunnel would cost up to £208bn
- bridge would be up to £335bn
- tunnel would cost up to £208bn
- bridge would be up to £335bn
"planning, design, parliamentary and legal processes,
and construction would take nearly 30 years before the crossing could become operational, even given a smooth passage of funding and authority to proceed"
and construction would take nearly 30 years before the crossing could become operational, even given a smooth passage of funding and authority to proceed"
respect to Peter Hendy for at least pretending to take the whole thing seriously, with actual charts and visual designs etc
Hendy urges Johnson to drop the idea because "the benefits could not possibly outweigh the costs to the public purse."
But he reassures the PM that his report wasn't a waste of time:
"Despite my recommendation, I am clear that this was an excellent question to ask..."
But he reassures the PM that his report wasn't a waste of time:
"Despite my recommendation, I am clear that this was an excellent question to ask..."
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