A record number of 68,000 potholes were repaired in 2018. The new model will mean even better performance and efficiency in the future.
The more one thinks about it, the more problematic it becomes.
We must drive this project forward. It is a vital piece of infrastructure which could allow a million new homes to be built. But we need to sort out the route.
It was on time and on budget when Boris Johnson left office. Now the opening has now been pushed back from December last year to August 2020.
There remains a culture in much of the public sector that no-one will ever be held to account for wasting money on unworkable vanity projects.
“How would you feel if we spent the money on local transport links in the Midlands and the north?’’ Gove asked Conservative MPs last year.
“This is a fairly large drone – a commercial-size drone that is clearly being operated deliberately.”
This morning, despite claims it would never happen, we seem to have a unicorn made flesh – just in time for Christmas.
Local Conservatives have challenged the Mayor over the closure of Blackhorse Lane Bridge. Our campaign is resonating with residents.
“We’ve instituted it within the NHS already and I would like to see the whole Government going to that position because it’s the responsible thing to do.”
This is what we have been doing at the Dover front line – working hard on preparations for disruption. We are making sure that we stand ready.
The Government should back these sensible plans. We must avoid a repeat of the disruption on the roads that took place in 2015.
Crucial investment in local rail infrastructure isn’t an alternative to the new line, it depends on it.