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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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This is my first time posting in the Scotland forum so be nice to me or I’ll beat you all with my rubber truncheon!!!......
So, Boris Johnson has proposed plans to build a £50 million bridge from Scotland to Northern Ireland...
would you use it?
Do you think it’s viable?
Is it a good use of rate payers money?
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Sounds simple... but there's a few problems. Notably the shitty road infrastructure in the west of Scotland, especially on the peninsulas which would create the shortest connecting distance. I regularly drive down the Kintyre peninsula and it would need a helluva lot of investment to cope with increases, especially road freight.
An alternative route to Stranraer would have it cross Beaufort's Dyke, a 50km long trench with over 1 million tonnes of explosive ordnance and munitions dumped into it after World War 2. Nasty. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I'd love to see it happen but 50 million sound very little for such a crossing.
I'm over several times a year for Rallying and car collections and deliveries so I'd use it for sure.
Must go find out more as I dont follow politics much. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Not feasible for many reasons such an unmapped discarded munition dumped in the sea 150 tonnes of them and also the depth of the sea make it totally unrealistic.  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I'm guessing you mean 50 billion not 50 million lmao
You do realise the Queensferry crossing cost 1.35 billion for that short span.
The Edinburgh to Glasgow electrification of the railway cost 782 million .
This bridge will never be built, more fool anyone that listens to Boris try and sweeten Scotland with an insane proposal like this. I don't support independence but this is clearly an attempt at quelling the independence rumblings. It's so farcical it's laughable.
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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The Prime Minister told MPs “watch this space” when asked about the prospect of a “Boris bridge” in Parliament in December 2019.
It's the depth of the Irish sea. You need to look at. Is he that thick |
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By *uietbloke67Man
over a year ago
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"Smoke and mirrors hes trying to sweeten scotland and Ireland up .
Will never happen "
Are you implying Boris tells lies.
I heard Boris said the bridge wouldnt end in Ireland it would keep going till it reached the lost kingdom of Atlantis. |
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"Smoke and mirrors hes trying to sweeten scotland and Ireland up .
Will never happen
Are you implying Boris tells lies.
I heard Boris said the bridge wouldnt end in Ireland it would keep going till it reached the lost kingdom of Atlantis."
The liar told me it was going to infinity and beyond  |
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Trying to deflect from the HS2 waste ...increasing the commuter belt round London. That really takes the piss...runs out at Leeds, oh bravo,...doesn't even run the length of England let alone the length of the country ..(or cuntry  ) |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I think it's as likely as the high speed rail link.
Sadly, it might actually happen. I can only imagine what we could do with that money in our NHS,cor our education system.
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Never gonna happen. It would cost alot more than 50 million and what would England get out of it ? "
the cost will be 20 bn according to boris. Who is clueless
This tactic is scare mongering.
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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In theory I think its a good idea and if we had plenty of money to splash about. It would boost the economy with the bridge and associated upgrade of The infrastructure. Unfortunately as a nation who have wasted all the money we made from oil (unlike Norway). We need to spend that money elsewhere. |
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By *alcon43Woman
over a year ago
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You’d think the government didn’t have accountants the way they start at one figure for public spending and it ends up way over budget! Edinburgh trams started at £375m and ended up at £776m. The Scottish Parliament started at £40m and ended up at £414m.
Both governments (Scottish and Westminster) should start by being more in control of budgets and contractors. They should be held more accountable when projects go over budget and completion dates.
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