Scottish independence
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@BumDrizzle
If you read the article that your info-graphic is from you learn that the amounts mentioned were for Crossrail and Tube upgrades in London and surrounding areas.
The Crossrail is not just for London, it starts in Reading and ends in Essex. It passes through London yes but I don't think you could call it a London only expense.
http://www.crossrail.co.uk/route…Also, London's underground is one of the oldest public transport services and obviously costs a ton to improve, not to mention the huge amount of construction work required for these jobs in such a huge city.
The budget for this is around 8bn.The article also states:
"Projects designed to benefit the entire country, such as the High Speed 2 rail line have not been included"Bare in mind that HS2's present cost it around £42.6bn. A very significant amount the Government has put aside to help North & South link better.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-164…Also I don't see how I am xenophobic when I have stated several times my family history and love for the North.
- Bare in mind also that Tube upgrades also improve tourism in the captital, which provides a huge revenue for the UK.sem
- the spend in London is 24 times higher than in the North of Englandlowimpakt
- Crossrail is also to help around 750,000 people commute INTO London, saving appx £42 bn in current pricessem