Toy train company wrote to DfT asking to run West Coast mainline

[Wozza]

Received this response.

 

[Common as Mook]

Love that

 

[SurreySeagulls]

So the government does have humans working for them. Nice repsonse

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

No comment

 

[Woodchip]

That is a great response

 

[kateean2]

So the government does have humans working for them.

 

[Del Fenner]

 

[Bad Ash]

So someone (Mark Reach) was paid with my taxes to write that letter? Disgraceful!

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

So someone (Mark Reach) was paid with my taxes to write that letter? Disgraceful!

They can't handle proper franchises but are happy to deal with toy trains. FFS.

 

[HastingsSeagull]

So someone (Mark Reach) was paid with my taxes to write that letter? Disgraceful!

Better use of my money than alot of the wasteful gash it gets spunked on in that department I bet.

 

[happypig]

So someone (Mark Reach) was paid with my taxes to write that letter? Disgraceful!

Rahther that than buying that obese oaf Eric Pickles more biscuits

 

[Kumquat]

Rahther that than buying that obese oaf Eric Pickles more biscuits

Or paying for a junior minister to be limod 26 miles from his home because he can't face catching the train.

 

[Colossal Squid]

So someone (Mark Reach) was paid with my taxes to write that letter? Disgraceful!

In fairness, he would also have been paid with taxes from Bigjigs Toys, who have every right to a response.

Good on him

 

[drew]

So the government does have humans working for them. Nice repsonse

That's because he's an employee of the civil service rather than an elected politician! You can still consider that the Tory/Libdems aren't human!!!

 

[DavidinSouthampton]

In fairness, he would also have been paid with taxes from Bigjigs Toys, who have every right to a response.

Good on him

Totally agree. For someone versed in the operations of the department, the letter would probably have taken a couple of minutes to concoct - it is hardly needing a considered response.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Totally agree. For someone versed in the operations of the department, the letter would probably have taken a couple of minutes to concoct - it is hardly needing a considered response.

Same process as the west coast mainline franchise then?