On Jan 19, 8:04*pm, Paul Corfield wrote:
On Tue, 19 Jan 2010 01:46:36 -0800 (PST), ticketyboo

As for David Begg, words fail me...

Well being cynical about it he's taken the golden coin as Chairman of
Tube Lines so I doubt he has much to be bothered about from the old days
of pushing academic concepts.
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Paul C

The CfIT under Begg was extremely critical of government transport
policy failings - so much so that it was threatened with being shut
down. For example, http://cfit.independent.gov.uk/factsheets/04/index.htm
makes embarrassing reading.

As I said in my earlier post, this all-conquering fear of upsetting
the motorist - without actually asking him what he really wants - is
why politicians always back down. Prescott came across as a numpty at
the end of the programme - trends in car ownership and use were there
for all to see in his own department's transport statistics.

More Livingstones and Penalosas (look him up) please.

On Tue, 19 Jan 2010 15:23:48 -0800 (PST) someone who may be EE507
wrote this:-

The CfIT under Begg was extremely critical of government transport
policy failings

However, it allowed itself to be fooled by the lorry lobby with
regard to 44 tonne lorries. I vague a recollection of Mr Begg
admitting as much on the radio some years ago.


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