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Lee
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New Transport Secretary
« on: June 28, 2007, 12:36:14 PM »
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Re: New Transport Secretary
« Reply #1 on: July 03, 2007, 11:42:53 AM »
Chris Grayling has been replaced as Shadow Transport Secretary by Theresa Villiers (link below.)
http://www.conservatives.com/tile.do?def=news.story.page&obj_id=137375
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Re: New Transport Secretary
« Reply #2 on: July 04, 2007, 09:56:54 AM »
I see we still have Tom Harris as Rail under-secretary.  Here is a link to his latest speech: 'The Future of Rail.  Time to Switch Tracks?'

http://www.dft.gov.uk/press/speechesstatements/speeches/timetoswitchtracks

Sentence 66 is particularly amusing. 
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Re: New Transport Secretary
« Reply #3 on: July 04, 2007, 10:01:00 AM »
Indeed! I commented on that speech a few days ago.

Quote from: Lee on June 27, 2007, 11:32:25 AM
A further speech by Tom Harris , with some interesting references to the early 80's and the Serpell Report (link below.)
http://www.dft.gov.uk/press/speechesstatements/speeches/timetoswitchtracks
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Re: New Transport Secretary
« Reply #4 on: July 04, 2007, 10:13:23 AM »
Quote from: courgettelawn on July 04, 2007, 09:56:54 AM
I see we still have Tom Harris as Rail under-secretary.  Here is a link to his latest speech: 'The Future of Rail.  Time to Switch Tracks?'

Sentence 66 is particularly amusing. 

"""But provided we continue to be accused of both over-specifying and under-specifying, I believe the Department has got the balance just about right."""

So if I was to serve you with food so hot that it burned your tongue for the main course, and ice cream from a very efficeint deep freeze that damaged your mouth too, it would be considered by Mr Harris to be about the right balance?
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Re: New Transport Secretary
« Reply #5 on: July 05, 2007, 07:57:55 PM »
Indeed... Similarly if they were to run some services very delayed and others depart early, they'll average out to be about on time.
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