Crossrail's delayed again, what can be done about it? And the UK government's £2 trillion debt.
The opening of Crossrail has been delayed yet again until the first half of 2022 with at least another £450 million added to the total bill. In yet another “deeply disappointing” setback, the team responsible for the 60-mile east-west route ac...
The Standard · Rachelle Abbott
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The opening of Crossrail has been delayed yet again until the first half of 2022 with at least another £450 million added to the total bill. In yet another “deeply disappointing” setback, the team responsible for the 60-mile east-west route across London said social-distancing rules meant only half the normal number of workers could be on site. Conservative London Mayor candidate Shaun Bailey tells us Sadiq Khan needs to take control, and the new TfL Commissioner should be "put on blast".
The “breathtaking” £2,000,000,000,000 landmark was passed last month when the Treasury borrowed a further £26.7 billion to support the economy with emergency coronavirus measures such as the jobs furlough scheme. But the Evening Standard's Jonathan Prynn says the problems have been building for more than a decade.
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