No one would have lost the coincidence of coincidence. Last week, on the day the government chose to launch a £1.6 billion blitz with many lamented and lamented states of our roads, the responsible game was furious about exactly how and why another important part of our national infrastructure was shut down.
Undoubtedly closing the nation and Europe's largest airports – Heathrow was also one of the most recognised airport names in the world, but it was similar to hanging a “store closed” sign at the front door of the country.
And now it appears there was enough power to power at least two of at least two of the five terminals.
Even more confused, Thomas Waldy, the “current” Heathrow boss who won £3.2 million last year, chose to sleep when the decision to close down was needed. It's confusing how he slept at such a time, but hopefully it would be the case of Thomas Waldybye for this clinker.
But in reality, Heathrow acts as a ratio of too many states in this country. It appears to be running with smoke, unable to withstand stress points, and the horrifying “computers say no” mentality has not been checked.
Back on the road, the government's announcement includes threats to local governments and if they don't publish an annual report on how they are dealing with the pothole correction, they will cut funding cuts.
How will councils struggling to fund their services be refusing to reply additional funds to repair the roads, how will they fill these dangerous holes? And while the £1.6 billion boost is undoubtedly a huge amount of money, the Local Government Association estimates the true cost of the repair backlog is close to £17 billion.
If this all seems boringly predictable, you would definitely be right as a nation that gave the world everything from steam engines to cement to telephones.
The HS2 project began as a £33 billion railway link to join two “Northern Powerhouse” cities of Manchester and Leeds and London, but it was 2013. Now, 12 years from now, the cost will swell to £95 billion and the line will not move north of Birmingham.
Meanwhile, the new river crossing in the Thames, which connects Kent and Essex, cost £800 million over 16 years, with no actual decisions made during that time. All that money is a “plan” and not a spade hits the ground!
The film “Planes, Trains, Automobiles” was a box office hit in the 1980s, winning millions. Now it appears that the country is obsessed with turning it into a real life.
