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I've just been reading more about him. I hadn't realised that we have him to thank for parking meters, yellow lines and traffic wardens. He's had quite an impact on modern life

... a guy who was a director of a construction firm that built roads. No conflict of interest in closing rail lines then, no siree, bob. He also fled the country before he was prosecuted for fraud. Nothing dodgy there ...

The government is moving towards doing this with rail but hasn't with road ... yet. It would be interesting to hear how the people who want a dual carriageway A27 would be happy to pay to use the road. A £5 toll?

That's true enough about Eridge/T Wells but Lewes/Uckfield is a bit more complicated. It's true that it wasn't included in the Beeching cuts but the closure was part of a general feeling that railways had had their day. The Beeching cuts started this process, so the plans to close the...

The trouble is that the whole area is pretty much safe Tory territory: Labour governments won't help because they're Tories ... and Tory governments won't help because these people's votes are in the bag anyway