A whole industry adding questionable value.
On the contrary, the fact that we see reopenings where
vast quantities of money are wasted in the rail industry, such as Reston, shows that it's needed far more now than in the past.
The guidance is there for a reason. It's not to allow politicians to grab satisfying headlines.
No coincidence that since BCR became the centrepiece of every investment decision made by government the economy has performed poorly and public investment in the UK has fallen.
You've got no evidence for that. I think you've just made it up.
The ‘value’ should not be measured in £s, it’s too subjective however much they’ve tried to improve the process.
It's really not. How do you think say drug spending is valued? I can assure you it uses the same basic tools to value life as are used to value transport interventions.
Look at it this way - wants are unlimited, and resources are limited. Not everyone can get everything they want. Nobody can argue with that. So if you don't like the current methods of appraisal so much that you'd rather junk them, what approach would you take?
Democracy is about people choice, not BCR. Rather like our economic decisions being dictated by OBR forecasts.
I agree the OBR are fundamentally flawed. They were a "clever trap" the tories came up with to try to hamstring Labour. They're now falling into their own trap. They have nobody to blame but themselves.
Research some of the posts in this forum. Many were still questioning whether it should have happened after the successful reopening.
Successfully running a service yes. But without appraisal how could you evidence it was a success in any other sense? It's about the economy, not your own personal experiences.
Bear in mind that frequency has consistently proven to be important for ridership...
On lines where there's a competive journey time. To a major centre of employment and leisure.