Alright calm down snarkypants.
It's money that has already been paid, that were it not being used here would be allocated to projects elsewhere. The level of risk on the (second) loan is extremely small.
They didn't lend any tax payers money. They lent money which came directly from a central govt loan.
Your point about Regency Square is valid - the Square and Preston Street have been crying our for something like this for years.
I reckon there's a real shift in people's reactions now it's going up; it seems that the weight of opinion is definitely for it now, whereas this time last year it felt a bit 'Argus letters page'.
I reckon it will be great for that stretch, and also for Regency Square & Preston Street which...