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[Metrolink]

David Cameron will tomorrow arrive at Ladywell park and ride by helicopter and travel by tram along the Eccles line - it is thought at the time he will pledge his government would complete Metrolink in full!!!!

[Manchester Planner]

Well his Tory Government surely couldn't be any worse than this shameful Labour one!

[The Longford]

Originally Posted by Metrolink

David Cameron will tomorrow arrive at Ladywell park and ride by helicopter

Doing his bit for the environment then!
Hypocritical, cynical, pie faced twat!

[Northbeach]

Hypocritical, cynical, pie faced twat!

lol!!! You shoot from the hip sometimes Longeastwood!

[Farsight]

I voted Conservative at the last election. But I ain't voting for David Cameron. We've got nurses getting kicked out of the NHS and he's swanning around in a private jet to Norway to bang on about the environment. Fucking smug dishonest main chance hypocritical public school twat.

[The Longford]

Originally Posted by Farsight

I voted Conservative at the last election. But I ain't voting for David Cameron. We've got nurses getting kicked out of the NHS and he's swanning around in a private jet to Norway to bang on about the environment. Fucking smug dishonest main chance hypocritical public school twat.

Unlike his predecessors who you voted for - who definitely werent fucking smug dishonest main chance hypocritical public school twats.

[b4mmy]

im not gonna vote. again.

[The Longford]

Originally Posted by b4mmy

im not gonna vote. again.

Can i have yours then?
I'll swap you an Action Man Assault Tower and a pair of roller skates for it?

[Farsight]

Originally Posted by The Longford

Unlike his predecessors who you voted for - who definitely werent fucking smug dishonest main chance hypocritical public school twats.

No. Just smug main chance hyprocritical twats.

But it was either that or some dozy lesbian-ecobabies-against-the-bomb Lib Dem - there's Not a Lot of Labour in these here parts.

Bah. I'm voting UKIP next time.

[Jongeman]

Originally Posted by Isaac Newell

Have the mines reopened ?

The world changes, there is a lot of hypocrisy here. I'm using a computer made in China, why because they make them cheaper over there, just like they dig coal cheaper in Poland and Columbia. If you want sky high electricity bills and to subsidize jobs that don't exist then fair enough. But don't go and buy cheap foreign goods if you feel bad about the miners, it wasn't just them that lost their jobs. The clothes on your back would have been made in a sweatshop in Morocco or Taiwan from thread spun in India, not Rochdale or Bolton.

If you want expensive computers then make them over here. I get a bit bored with people moaning about the Tories because rightly or wrongly they changed the economy of this country. Make no mistake you would find it very difficult to own a mobile phone if the only supplier was the Post Office which pre Thatcher it was.

There are still 2.4 million people on sickness benefit.

I'm rambling now but you know what I mean. Condemn the tories to your hearts content but don't buy anything foreign if you care so much about British jobs.

As for London, what's changed. Manchesters' heyday was in Edwardian times, when the Liberals were in

You're not wrong Isaac, but the problem with the Tories stems from a time when the economy of the South East prospered and grew, while the economy of the rest of the UK at best languished, and at worst collapsed. Up here, the notion still pervades that the Tories represent the south, and Labour represents the north. Naive as that may sound......

The very best thing that happened during the last conservative government was that they stopped using interest rates to control the speed of the economy, by giving control back to the Bank of England, thus ending governmental control of the cost of borrowing. Effectively, the Conservatives ended the 'boom and bust' economic cycle, and we're still seeing the positive results of that.

[tlhf]

It was Labour who gave the interest rates back to the Bank of England in 1997.

[Metrolink]

Can we PLEASE keep non transport politics in a different thread.

PLEASE

[Isaac Newell]

Originally Posted by Metrolink

Can we PLEASE keep non transport politics in a different thread.

PLEASE

Unfortunately all politics is interlinked.. But I see your point.

[Metrolink]

P.S. As a member of the Labour party, and as someone who was out last night leafletting in Trafford - I have to admit the transport policy of the last 9 years has been pretty piss poor, in my opinion the worst failing of the current government.

But as you say Isaac - transport does stray into other areas such as regeneration etc.

[andysimo123]

If you want to have a laugh vote Monster Raving Loony Party, just read some of this, its brilliant.........

"We firstly intend to sack anyone who writes such nonsense as the opening statement, and pledge to fight the general election on an invisible platform so that people cannot see the floors in our policies."

"Our team of experts has decided that Income Tax has not proved popular with the public and will therefore be abolished. It was started in order to finance the Napoleonic war in 1799 and we now believe that the time is right to announce the cessation of hostilities with Napoleon. Some of the money left in the coffers will be used to fill in our part of the Channel Tunnel in case no one has mentioned it to the French. Any remaining money will be strategically placed on a horse at the 3-30 at Haydock Park at odds of at least 12/1 in order to see us through until the next election. Income Tax will be officially replaced by people lending the government a bob or two at the end of the week when we’re a bit skint."

"We will issue a 99p coin to save on change." One of the best things I have heard in ages.

"The Official Monster Raving Loony Party will not join the single European currency. We will invite all Europeans countries to JOIN THE POUND."

"Tax credits will be paid to nice people. There will be a “total bastard” tax for everyone else. "

"Any cabinet minister found telling lies will be shot across the English Channel in a high velocity circus cannon to save time and first class travel expenses. Top British engineers will be employed to plot the correct trajectory. A European funded net will be set up strategically in front of the European parliament so that when the errant MP hits it, he or she will bounce through the second floor window where they will be handed champagne and canapé at a reception hosted by Leon Brittan and Peter Mandelson."

"We pledge to reduce class sizes by making the pupils sit closer to one another and issuing them with smaller desks. Any MP whose constituency sells off a school playing field for development will be required to relinquish their own back garden as a replacement sports facility for the school. All future Deputy Prime Ministers will be required to be fluent in at least one language to encourage the education system."

"Bright pupils will be provided with dimmer switches to prevent them distracting the rest of the class. "

"Any child who is cleverer than their teacher will be allowed to take over the class and the teacher will stand at the back with a dunce’s hat on. He or she will then be on half pay until he or she has learnt enough to regain the upper ground. This is our policy for child empowerment."

"4 wheel drive vehicles will only be allowed to drive off road, therefore stopping mothers picking up their children from school in them when they only live 100 yards down the road. They will also be wrapped in bubble wrap to make them safer."

"Drivers will be allowed to drive over roundabouts when there’s nothing about. This will make driving through Milton Keynes much more fun."

"All speed cameras will be abolished and replaced by a new device fitted to your cars which will automatically slow down to the speed limit when driven though an infra-red beam. This will also apply to police cars; their device will be set to 5 mph though built up areas."


"Traffic wardens will be re-named Dick Turpin because, let’s face it, it’s daylight robbery. "

"Any kerbs that are caught crawling will be arrested and the council will be fined £100.000 pounds. "


"Police helmets will be re introduced and made even sillier. The higher a police rank then the higher their hat becomes. At Christmas they will be able to put flashing lights on them and generally decorate them. Once they have achieved the rank of Chief Constable the height of their hats will not allow them to leave their office, which they don’t anyway."

"The Millennium Bridge will be made wobbly again, by building a pub at either end. "

All fast food will be clearly labelled “May contain traces of real food”.

"Meals will be served on plates not on wheels. "

"The white cliffs of Dover will be painted blue to camouflage our islands. "

[rolybling]

*giggle*

[tlhf]

Haha some of that is quality!

Oh... erm... yeah... TRAMS!!

[Metrolink]

Seems some of my info was not quite right...

from conservatives.og.uk

David Cameron has announced a new review of rapid transit systems, aimed at improving the quality of life in Britain's urban centres.

During an election campaign visit to Bury Metro Station, the Conservative Leader declared: "Transport is an issue that affects us all - whether it's getting our children to school, trying to get to work, or simply getting around during the day. I want us to help people who live in our cities get around quickly and easily."

And he has asked the Party's Cities Taskforce to examine ways in which tram, bus and rail systems can be enhanced to improve local transport facilities - while at the same time helping to protect the environment.

Mr Cameron said: "Over the last few weeks we've been showing how voting Conservative in the local elections on May 4th will give people a chance to change their local community for the better. We've shown that we've got new ideas on crime, education and housing. We've also shown that Conservative councils deliver services that are greener and cheaper than Labour or the Lib Dems.

"Transport is an issue that affects us all - whether it's getting our children to school, trying to get to work, or simply getting around during the day. I want us to help people who live in our cities get around quickly and easily. So I'm announcing a new direction for transport in our cities, including a major review of rapid transit systems by the Cities Taskforce. We have a shared responsibility to make our communities better places to live, and that includes making sure that local views are taken into account when transport policy is translated into action."

Mr Cameron has also asked the Party's Quality of Life Policy Group to look at how changes in transport policy can improve quality of life for everyone. "In particular I'm asking the group to look into the Government's Home Zones pilots - to help strike a balance between drivers, other road users and residents. This is already happening in Conservative councils like Lichfield where they have introduced a Community Transport Scheme to help people access social and educational activities," Mr Cameron said.

He added: "In Suffolk, the council's Green Travel Plan is improving facilities for sustainable transport. And in Conservative-led Bradford, a guided busway has reduced peak-time traffic and increased bus use. Conservative councils are leading the way. On May 4th people will have the opportunity to vote for a Conservative council for positive change in their area. Vote blue, Go Green."

[Toepicker]

I'm new to this forum. Interesting stuff from Metrolink. I'm no supporter of any particular political party, but it was the Tory Thatcher govt. that gave the green light to Metrolink in the late 1980s, and I'm pretty sure the Tory Major govt. gave the go ahead for the Eccles extension before Blair won the '97 election. Thatcher hated rail travel, so it was amazing that her govt. put up the cash. I really do think Labour have cocked up their transport policy. Let's hope they are about to rectify this by making a favourable announcement about Metrolink phase 3 in the near future.

[Metrolink]

I find myself torn today with the government reshuffle.

In an ideal world Darling would be replaced and he successor would get a Pondelino up to Manchester to announce that phase 3 will proceed.

However, in reality, I suspect any new secratary of state would insist on taking ages reading through all the details, delaying the scheme yet further.

At the moment, I honestly think we are on the verge of getting what we have been fighting for, I'm a little worried that any change will disrupt that, therefore, reluctantly I want Darling to keep his job (for now anyway)