Summary
Long before he became best known for his extra-curricular activities, Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott was trumpeting the New Labour vision of an "integrated transport system".
Nowhere was this declaration greeted more enthusiastically than in the South West, where the wholesale upgrading of the transport network was seen as essential to economic regeneration and inward investment in jobs.See the full content of this document
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Why We're Still On a Road to Nowhere
Ten years on, the people of the South West could be forgiven for thinking that the most they have got is small change.
The most obvious improvements have been a few roads - the Dobwalls bypass, the Goss Moor bypass and the North Devon link road. But these minor achievements are dwarfed by the scale of the Government's failure to deliver even partially on its promises.Most importantly, by road, by rail and by port, the South West remains geographically remote and difficult to access. Swift and efficient communications h...See the full content of this document
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