I merely choose to judge the route against the criteria laid down for it in the original plan. At the end of the first year, the WG's own audit report noted that as a direct result of the route "one business was considering opening an office in North Wales".
One.
Considering.
Not bad for all that money.
This is a route which is patently not sustainable on any commercial basis. Which saves relatively little time when the journey from Valley to Holyhead, and from Cardiff to CWL, plus check in times, is considered.
Which has failed to meet the objectives set down for it.
Which has cost the Welsh taxpayer a crazy amount of money for the benefits generated.
Which has diverted funds away from more worthy transport projects, particularly rail improvements.
PSO should be used to connect isolated communities to ensure non-duplication of essential services. Spending all that money so that the good people of Ynys Mon can get to John Lewis is NOT a good PSO.
TA