Money spent abroad could upgrade rail link
WHILST we are battling to get a decent train service to Plymouth, and being told by this government that any form of meaningful upgrade is not in the pipeline, the EU has spent more than £100m to build a high speed rail link in Turkey, in case Turkey joins the EU.
And, what is more, it does not have to be repaid and there is to be no return on the investment. A bribe pure and simple.
The cash is from a £12.1bn fund to support (bribe) nations hoping to join the EU, to which we, here in Britain contribute £120 million pounds per year.
EU official Jean-Christophe Filori defended giving the money saying it would help European businessmen get to Ankara more quickly to sign contracts, despite Turkey's chief negotiator, Egemen Bagis saying Turkey was not in favour of joining the Euro despite this being an integral condition of new member's entry terms.
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Even Conservative MP, Douglas Carswell, said he thought "this decision was bizarre".
Added to the fact that the EU enjoys taking £120 million pounds from us but with no return on West / East rail travel here in the South West, our own government also does not help, despite ring-fencing overseas aid to many countries in preference to ourselves.
We spent £8.55 billion pounds in 2012 in overseas aid, increasing by approximately 50% to £12.66billion pounds by next year.
Somalia, Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Congo, Rwanda, Mozambique, Palestinian Territories to name just a few were given aid despite the fact that Rwanda used the money to fund their war in the Congo and other countries are some of the most corrupt on the planet, whilst India has already told our government that it doesn't need or want our financial help thank you.
The only way we will enjoy better connectivity to the rest of the country is to leave the EU immediately and spend some of the money saved to undertake major capital projects which will assist us here in the South West peninsula.
Our MPs, of whatever political persuasion, can then demand that we are given a fair share of available money for these projects: vastly upgraded rail links, upgraded roads and who knows, even a regular air link to the rest of the country and Europe.
D SALMON
Elburton
6 Comments
by Nevman
Thursday, February 28 2013, 8:25PM
“It's funny how the people who say that charity begins at home are often just as uncharitable towards those in need "at home". Apart from their own home, that is, where they seem to feel oppressed by having to pay any tax at all for anything.
As for this money being used to "bribe" Turkey into joining the EU, would that be the Turkey which keeps having its membership application blocked by the EU on human rights grounds (albeit not by Britain, which seems to hold human beings in contempt)?”
by bluebell2
Thursday, February 28 2013, 5:19PM
“This lot do not know the word charity exsists . bluebell”
by beowulfonline
Thursday, February 28 2013, 12:07PM
“The Tory led government are very good at giving away taxpayers £billions to corrupt foreign governments. It will go into the pockets of the evil people who run these countries. The people will get very little benefit.”
by hstmtu4000
Thursday, February 28 2013, 11:52AM
“Interestingly this morning February 28th during Parliamentary questions on transport Oliver Colville MP for Devonport asked Patrick McLoughlin Secretary of State for Transport what measures were being taken to sort out the problems with the railway line between Plymouth and Exeter particularly following the floods in December given the now obvious negative effects poor rail links are now having and more importantly will have on the Plymouths struggling economy in the 21st century as we increasingly get left behind cities like Exeter and Bristol.
In true parliamentary fashion Patrick McLoughlin simply replied that he would be making a visit to the "honourable gentlemen's" Devonport constituency later in the year to discuss the matter.I just hope this will not be more government bla bla bla as Plymouth now finds itself in a potentially very serious situation regarding transport links in the 21st century when you see the huge investments in rail being carried out and planned elsewhere in the country.”
by jaygeek1
Thursday, February 28 2013, 9:36AM
“Yup. Charity starts at home !”
by IamRight
Thursday, February 28 2013, 6:00AM
“Yay! Vote UKIP! Take 2000 votes off Colvile!”