Subsidy unlikely for Solent travel

A sovereign fund, do we have one?

I'm sure an enterprising developer could raise the money required to build a fixed link from the City or a Sovereign fund. Crossing charged at just half the present ferry charge would be an attractive long-term proposition

I am not anti bridge, quite the opposite sometimes, but I really don't feel it's the answer. I don't agree with this ridiculous situation we find ourselves in where we find that ferry services just diminish once 9pm passes us. That has to be looked at, it makes no sense. I would be surprised if the ferry companies stick to that. I also get hacked off with the Red Jet sometimes (which I've used daily for 11 years) and their reliability. But in general I think they do a good job, maybe a tad too expensive on some of the services but apart from that, not bad. I can get to London in 2 hours using the Red Jet and connecting train to London and I think that is brilliant. I think getting on and off the ferry makes the Island special and if services are frequent and competitive there is no reason why we cannot be as effective and efficient as the South-East. I love living here and I love working on the mainland and I think we are very lucky! Trying living in Rochdale!

We shall see :-)

I have to go to England, think you just said it all. ha ha ha .

I dont think so.

Mike, you have woken up 16 days to early! BIG Finance!!! ha ha! now the Japanese are going to finance this project. Oh no, they're not because there isn't a project. So who is going to start this project? Who will fund a feasabilty report with no idea of where or when any investment will be coming from? Dream on Mike, you will never drive across a fixed link, neither will I nor any of my present living relatives.

Now have a nice day, and keep feeding those ferry operators!

Neil my last posting to you applies. Get out into the world and look at BIG finance. Japan providing the finance for the Koreans to build something in a Egypt as an example. Project project project FIRST, THEN think finance.

Sorry if you do not understand me. Maybe you haven't looked at BIG finance outside the High Street Bank?

We will leave it there that it is outside your picture frame.

Have a nice day. Sorry it's raining. I have to go to England, easier of course if we had the bridge already.

I am not especially pro bridge but it is interesting how the Isle of Skye got a bridge for a population of less than 10,000! The controversy over the toll charged and the fact it was subsequently bought out from the private ownership by the Scottish parliament and the toll ended shows how useless we are at lobbying our laughably called 'representatives!'Obviously the Skye bridge is a mere trifle compared to that required for us but then there are 100,000 people who live here and even i today's subdued tourist market i would have thought more visitors here than Skye. Food for thought isnt it that we get the representation we deserve! Now who said that?

Mike yet again you make very ill informed assumptions. You only see what you want to see and hear even less. Just a suggestion, buy a copy of the F T then talk to me when you have read it. If you need any help understanding anything ,let me know.

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