Do as I say, not as I do

[EternalOptimist]

5

we could have a MacHubble to look for Alex Salmonds economic nouse
A LeekHubble to look for the Welsh celestial choir and a few English ones to look for Gordon Browns brain

[Mich the Tester]

I'd swop you some bridges for an ID card scheme

You could probably buy and launch 5 new Hubbles for the price of that ID card scheme and the NHS system.

[EternalOptimist]

I'd swop you some bridges for an ID card scheme

[KentPhilip]

Indeed, unlike some of the government's more stupid and wasteful projects, which offer zero gain, a bridge would be some use.

For Gordon to jump off.

[minestrone]

As Darling said these things get done by PFI now and the SNP don't want to do that. It's the SNPs fault that they can't get their 'Futures Trust' going which they proclaimed was the better alternative to to PFI.

The quicker the SNP get shown the door the better, they really are a fuggin joke.

[Peoplesoft bloke]

Which is a pity. If government is going to spend its way out of recession/depression then would be nice to get something in return.

Indeed, unlike some of the government's more stupid and wasteful projects, which offer zero gain, a bridge would be some use.

[BrilloPad]

You don't think public money's supposed to be spent on useful and interesting stuff like bridges do you?

Which is a pity. If government is going to spend its way out of recession/depression then would be nice to get something in return.

[ratewhore]

You don't think public money's supposed to be spent on useful and interesting stuff like bridges do you?

Particularly in Scotland...

[ThomasSoerensen]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/f...n-by-2010.html



http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/7810315.stm



Or in other words, Gordon's allowed to borrow the money to try and buy off the election, but won't allow the SNP to do it to actually fund a long term project.

this seems to rest on the assumption that someone will lend the broke UK this vast amount of money.

I would not bet on that assumption holding up.


DOOMED!!!

[Mich the Tester]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/f...n-by-2010.html



http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/7810315.stm



Or in other words, Gordon's allowed to borrow the money to try and buy off the election, but won't allow the SNP to do it to actually fund a long term project.

You don't think public money's supposed to be spent on useful and interesting stuff like bridges do you?

[Incognito]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/f...n-by-2010.html

At the Budget in March, Mr Darling forecast that borrowing would peak this year at £43 billion, equal to 2.7 per cent of the entire economy. That was the biggest annual borrowing figure since Labour came to power in 1997, and led to warnings about the impact on the UK's future economic performance.

But that £43 billion is dwarfed by the £78 billion that Mr Darling said he will borrow this year. Next financial year's borrowing will be even more staggering at £118 billion, the equivalent of 8 per cent of national income.

Despite the size of the borrowing, Treasury officials insisted that only around half of that borrowing is to fund current expenditure

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/7810315.stm

The chancellor's department has rejected a request from the Scottish government to spread the cost of the £2bn bridge over 20 years

Or in other words, Gordon's allowed to borrow the money to try and buy off the election, but won't allow the SNP to do it to actually fund a long term project.