fishwomp
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And is an announcement from the current government of a spending that is not set to happen until the next government or the one after that really worth the paper it is (not) written on. I mean, what'd be the harm in promising a Briton on the moon in 2040 and a tunnel to Northern Ireland if you don't need to pay for it now .. it's all probably worth a few extra votes (and a few negative ones).I think the eastern branch to Leeds (or certainly north of the East Midlands) is still considered to be on the cards like Piccadilly P15 & P16 is still on the cards. Not officially cancelled, just sat at the very bottom of the ‘to-do’ pile. NPR via Bradford is probably very close to it.
Even confirmation from current governments have not really held steady beyond 1-2 financial years. Oxford-Cambridge by 2025 is now 2028 or later, Transpennine electrification was shambolically canned after a promise. Every flavour of government seems to act the same way. With such consistent changing, you have to wonder how the IEP project survived two different parties's governments - and that was a bad spend without a doubt.