• br3d@lemmy.world
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    5 days ago

    But it was no problem finding £9bn for a single road tunnel in Kent

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      3 days ago

      For what it’s worth, almost all of that is privately funded, and it’s also a one-off cost. It’s not really the same as ~£35bn spent annually on PIP.

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      4 days ago

      Well duh, Kent isn’t as full of fucking poors like anywhere connected to the A1, which is still single fucking carriageway in places.