Whenever there’s an article like this, everyone acts as though the number in the headline is the only number in existence. Endless variations on ‘Why not invest in [my pet thing] instead?’
And the answer is always… there are other numbers.
I’m not sure how exactly these three figures separate out - I assume the £63m and £300m are part of the £92bn, given the flexible use of the word ‘new’ when used by governments everywhere. But investing in greener infrastructure is good and seeing people who basically agree with the policies driving themselves into a frothing rage because they haven’t checked literally any other source of information is… disheartening.
Whenever there’s an article like this, everyone acts as though the number in the headline is the only number in existence. Endless variations on ‘Why not invest in [my pet thing] instead?’
And the answer is always… there are other numbers.
The government are investing a lot - and a lot more than this amount, crucially - in walking and cycling (£300 million) and public transport (some proportion of the £92 billion for ‘rail and road’ upgrades) - and note that buses, coaches, trams and bicycles all also use roads.
I’m not sure how exactly these three figures separate out - I assume the £63m and £300m are part of the £92bn, given the flexible use of the word ‘new’ when used by governments everywhere. But investing in greener infrastructure is good and seeing people who basically agree with the policies driving themselves into a frothing rage because they haven’t checked literally any other source of information is… disheartening.
Instead, I suggest we all get angry about things the government is actually doing wrong! There’s plenty to choose from!