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Old July 13th 17, 09:39 AM posted to uk.rec.cycling
Judith[_4_]
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On Wed, 5 Jul 2017 04:25:26 +0100, JNugent wrote:

...you get evidence of the existence of something that was alleged to
have been extinct for 80+ years.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/jul/05/local-roads-government-cash-councils-motorways

QUOTE:
English councils will be given access to a multibillion-pound fund for
local road improvements under plans unveiled by the transport secretary,
Chris Grayling.

It was initially envisaged that the cash, held in the national roads
fund, would be spent on the motorways and major A-roads managed by
Highways England. But Grayling announced a change of tack, saying that
some of it should be diverted to be spent on roads run by local authorities.
ENDQUOTE

The national WHAT?

Someone needs to tell the Guardian PDQ that there is no "national roads
fund" and that it was all abolished long ago.



Perhaps they had wrongly assumed that something promised by the Nasty party had
been put in place. However, there are so many U-turns it is difficult to keep
track of what promises the Nasties have kept - and which they have broken

Two years ago: Chancellor George Osborne pledged to create a new national
roads fund, using Vehicle Excise Duty to pay for the upkeep of strategic
highways in England.

Unless of course there really is something known as the National Roads Fund.

I agree it is difficult to keep up as Nasty promises are being broken every
day.
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