Originally Posted by silverstrata
As to the expense, what do you mean we cannot afford it? The UK has spent £350 billion on the banks, which has done absolutely nothing for jobs, infrastructure or national efficiency. Instead, it went towards increasing bonuses for failed fat-cats, who could not run a coffee shop let alone a multinational financial institution.
jabird
I certainly am no socialist, but I agree with the above..Which BTW was funded by Gordan Brown and Mr Darling...I doubt very much that the banks would have gone under without that funding.
Originally Posted by silverstrata
Had we diverted £100 billion of that into Silver-Boris Thames airport, it could already have been under construction[...]it could print another £100 bn, put it into the 'Silver-Boris' bank account, and we will start construction next week.
Tony Benn could not have said it better.
As Jabird pointed out, there are unknown technical and geological problems even before the first shovel of dirt is dug..If we are going to print money, better than borrowing..Then it should be to extend the provan infrastructure at Heathrow, with a third runway.
The cost would be modest compared to Borisville, and most of the cost would find it's way back to the exchequer - via money saved taking bodies of the dole, income tax, corporation tax and VAT when worker previously unemployed find they have spending power.
Originally Posted by On the beach
You'll have to explain that, it's gobbledegook. A bit like the rest of jabirds' post.
I think that and jabird will pull me up if I am wrong, you took one sentence out of a paragraph and quoted out of context..I am sure I know what Jabird means..he used the term "sinking sands" loosely..