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youngtaff 8 hours ago

Although Yes CrossRail was partly funded by a levy on London homes and businesses, London get's more funding per capita for public transport than anywhere else in the country

Imagine what we achieve if we invested London levels of money in transport across the rest of the country

etothepii 7 hours ago | parent | next [-]

London pays more taxes per capita than the rest of country.

yardie 5 hours ago | parent [-]

And decisions made in London have drained those other cities of investment and tax revenue.

whywhywhywhy 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Imagine if the money spent on transport in London wasn't funding things like fake jobs to carry people to massive pensions because TFL employees can't be made redundant.