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March 24th 08, 07:15 PM
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Crossrail could bankrupt London - says Ken Livingstone
On Mar 24, 12:52*pm, Stimpy wrote:
On Mon, 24 Mar 2008 18:35:40 +0000, Adrian wrote To bring this back on topc: Whatever the cost, Crossrail is essential. *Whatever* the cost?? Wouldn't you like to actually derive some benefit from those extortionately high UK taxes? |
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March 24th 08, 07:35 PM
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Crossrail could bankrupt London - says Ken Livingstone
On Mon, 24 Mar 2008 20:15:07 +0000, Adrian wrote
To bring this back on topc: Whatever the cost, Crossrail is essential. *Whatever* the cost?? Wouldn't you like to actually derive some benefit from those extortionately high UK taxes? I can think of *many* things to spend my tax money on that would give me more benefit than Crossrail. Save £1bn on Crossrail and reopen the stations in Monmouth and Rhyader please :-) |
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March 24th 08, 07:50 PM
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Crossrail could bankrupt London - says Ken Livingstone
On Mar 24, 1:35*pm, Stimpy wrote:
On Mon, 24 Mar 2008 20:15:07 +0000, Adrian wrote To bring this back on topc: Whatever the cost, Crossrail is essential. *Whatever* the cost?? Wouldn't you like to actually derive some benefit from those extortionately high UK taxes? I can think of *many* things to spend my tax money on that would give me more benefit than Crossrail. Save £1bn on Crossrail and reopen the stations in Monmouth and Rhyader please :-) Reopen Monmouth, Rhydar and much of Wales' lost network AND build Crossrail. The UK Treasury can afford it. BTW: I must express an interest. My father and much of my ancestry is from Monmouthshire. Indeed, my brother still maintains a home there, although he lives and works in Alberta. Adrian |
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March 24th 08, 09:26 PM
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Crossrail could bankrupt London - says Ken Livingstone
On 24 Mar, 20:15, Adrian wrote:
On Mar 24, 12:52 pm, Stimpy wrote: On Mon, 24 Mar 2008 18:35:40 +0000, Adrian wrote To bring this back on topc: Whatever the cost, Crossrail is essential. *Whatever* the cost?? Wouldn't you like to actually derive some benefit from those extortionately high UK taxes? The people Crossrail is supposed to benefit - the international financial community - by and large pay bugger all in taxes. Ian |
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March 25th 08, 12:32 AM
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Crossrail could bankrupt London - says Ken Livingstone
On Mar 24, 3:26*pm, The Real Doctor wrote:
On 24 Mar, 20:15, Adrian wrote: On Mar 24, 12:52 pm, Stimpy wrote: On Mon, 24 Mar 2008 18:35:40 +0000, Adrian wrote To bring this back on topc: Whatever the cost, Crossrail is essential. *Whatever* the cost?? Wouldn't you like to actually derive some benefit from those extortionately high UK taxes? The people Crossrail is supposed to benefit - the international financial community - by and large pay bugger all in taxes. Ian Their employees pay considerable taxes. And, many of them commute. |
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March 25th 08, 07:58 AM
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Crossrail could bankrupt London - says Ken Livingstone
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, Adrian writes On Mar 24, 3:26*pm, The Real Doctor wrote: On 24 Mar, 20:15, Adrian wrote: On Mar 24, 12:52 pm, Stimpy wrote: On Mon, 24 Mar 2008 18:35:40 +0000, Adrian wrote To bring this back on topc: Whatever the cost, Crossrail is essential. *Whatever* the cost?? Wouldn't you like to actually derive some benefit from those extortionately high UK taxes? The people Crossrail is supposed to benefit - the international financial community - by and large pay bugger all in taxes. Ian Their employees pay considerable taxes. And, many of them commute. And if those employees lost their jobs, then that would take several billion pounds out of the local economy of the south-east and, by extension, Britain. -- Jane British OO, American and Australian HO, and DCC in the garden http://www.yddraiggoch.demon.co.uk/railway/railway.html |
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March 25th 08, 08:54 AM
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Crossrail could bankrupt London - says Ken Livingstone
On Tue, 25 Mar 2008 08:58:47 +0000, Jane Sullivan
wrote: And if those employees lost their jobs, then that would take several billion pounds out of the local economy of the south-east and, by extension, Britain. But why would they lose their jobs if Crossrail didn't happen? The existing lines are by and large adequate (if not always pleasant) for getting everyone to their current jobs - if they weren't, they wouldn't get there! Neil -- Neil Williams Put my first name before the at to reply. |
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March 25th 08, 11:24 AM
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Crossrail could bankrupt London - says Ken Livingstone
In message , Neil Williams
writes On Tue, 25 Mar 2008 08:58:47 +0000, Jane Sullivan wrote: And if those employees lost their jobs, then that would take several billion pounds out of the local economy of the south-east and, by extension, Britain. But why would they lose their jobs if Crossrail didn't happen? They'd lose their jobs if the financial centre of Europe moved out of London to Frankfurt. The existing lines are by and large adequate (if not always pleasant) for getting everyone to their current jobs - if they weren't, they wouldn't get there! Neil -- Jane British OO, American and Australian HO, and DCC in the garden http://www.yddraiggoch.demon.co.uk/railway/railway.html |
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March 25th 08, 02:20 PM
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Crossrail could bankrupt London - says Ken Livingstone
Jane Sullivan wrote:
In message , Neil Williams writes On Tue, 25 Mar 2008 08:58:47 +0000, Jane Sullivan wrote: And if those employees lost their jobs, then that would take several billion pounds out of the local economy of the south-east and, by extension, Britain. But why would they lose their jobs if Crossrail didn't happen? They'd lose their jobs if the financial centre of Europe moved out of London to Frankfurt. Shurely, it's off to Delhi... -- http://gallery120232.fotopic.net/p9683808.html (155 345 at Halifax, 13 Oct 2000) |
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March 25th 08, 05:53 PM
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Crossrail could bankrupt London - says Ken Livingstone
On Tue, 25 Mar 2008 12:24:50 +0000, Jane Sullivan
wrote: In message , Neil Williams writes On Tue, 25 Mar 2008 08:58:47 +0000, Jane Sullivan wrote: And if those employees lost their jobs, then that would take several billion pounds out of the local economy of the south-east and, by extension, Britain. But why would they lose their jobs if Crossrail didn't happen? They'd lose their jobs if the financial centre of Europe moved out of London to Frankfurt. So - learn German and move to Frankfurt. Lower cost of + higher standard of living for the sake of making a little linguistic effort. |
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