Chris Grayling is I believe heading North this morning. As far as I'm aware Manchester gets no subsidy from Government so maybe the airport powerbrokers are trying to extracate a few crumbs?
Please Sir can I have some more ?
...Well actually anything?
I believe Heathrow at 75m capacity is quite rightly getting £18bn in support for road and rail infastructure it is after all the national hub used by millions of Northern folk.
It does seem extroadinairy that an
"upstart airport in The North"
heading for one third of that figure, 30m gets zero. Although if you hang in for the 14:20 Hs2 Euston service on Thursday 18th April 2048, you might just get a few bob.
It might however be an opportunity for the airport CEO to give the Transport Secretary a dressing down re zero investment although I presume it will be simply lots of hot air about a "Virtual" Comittment to the NorthernPowerhouse.
" eh ah, lads, you go and borrow a billion and we'll take all the credit".
Last edited by Navpi; 21st Jul 2017 at 09:26.