Can I add a follow up question, please?
The comparison of transport spending is very striking. But as always with statistics (damned lies...) it's important to understand the reason for the difference. I wonder how much of the huge figure for the London area is related to the one-off impact of the vastly expensive Crossrail project.
However, my main question for Bagso and others is to identify which specific transport projects might be favoured in the Northwest, and which are currently being denied funding. My general impression is that in recent years funding has generally been provided for schemes such as Metrolink expansion, A555, various rail schemes etc.
It's one thing to point out the huge imbalance in spending, but surely the real issue is to identify those projects in our region that are currently being denied funding. And then go after those responsible....
Last edited by BasilBush; 5th Jul 2014 at 08:40.