Quote of the week has to be from Scot politico John Mason, the SNP MP for Glasgow East, who said: “These plans must be stopped in their tracks.”....
That was of the Herald's yarn leaked today re the wheeze to scrap what are considered vital (and profitable) East Coast rail links directly into Glasgow via Edinburgh.
Reminiscent of the time Arthur Lake (yes, Lake), then general manager of the Port of Sunderland, when asked for a quote on the fact a security guard had been convicted for stealing from vessels in the Docks complex, quipped:"There is absolutely no way the South Docks can be made watertight."
Shipowners were said to be reaching for their prozac & insurance policies.
The British East Coast rail route is to be bailed out by the Government once again next week after National Express says it's giving the franchise back as a potential train wreck.