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#NorthernPowercut - It's time for a fair deal for the North

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Anonymous
11 years ago

Without electrification the Northern Powerhouse remains avery hollow election promise,and shows a cynical Government led by a party who wanted our vote, but let us down immediately.I,like a lot of potential Northern voters, will not forget this betrayal,so soon after an election.Bring back the electrification now.

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Steven Kaye
11 years ago

Stop putting the south before the north or stop using the north as a gimmick to win you a few votes once every 5 years.

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Angela McMahon
11 years ago

We need a decent transport system and were promised this. London isn't the only city with priority to transport

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Anonymous
11 years ago

This journey is a nightmare for commuters between Huddersfield & Leeds.

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Patrick Geary
11 years ago

It's about time we caught up with the rest of Europe!

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Caroline
11 years ago

Spread the wealth

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AJ Stewart
11 years ago

Get rid of the north south devide and make sure its fair play to everyone in England

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Robert Cameron
11 years ago

They need to stop spending all of the country's money in the south

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Richard Carty
11 years ago

stop the rot of the North by the Tories who lied at the election AGAIN

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Mrs Yasmin Cross
11 years ago

We are entitled to a fair share of available funding in the North. Without this, promises from the Government of promoting development here are meaningless. Time to deliver Mr Osborne!

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Anonymous
11 years ago

'Northern Powerhouse' Mr Osborne? Pull the other one!

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Chris Grogan
11 years ago

With a combined population about five million surely the area needs faster, cleaner and higher capacity transport or the Northern Powerhouse will derail before it even starts?

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Winifred Barron
11 years ago

We need a Fair Deal.

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Anonymous
11 years ago

It's about time some of the Home Counties transport funding was directed north.

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Paul Abbott
11 years ago

This is the most frustrating news about transport in recent years. I'm fed up of paying full price fares and full price taxes to fund Southern development and then to stand on long distant trains which take way too long. The North is not a modern day colony and you may not hold us back for weekends away and smug photo opportunities at the next election! You definitely do not have a mandate to ignore us.

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Anonymous
11 years ago

When I voted Conservatives, I voted for continued funding towards the growth of the UK's transport and business infrastructure in order to continue creating as many jobs for everyone as possible. I voted for the electrification of the Northern Hub, I voted for employment, I voted for a better, efficient and more powerful Britain. Up to yet, all I have seen is broken promises and clear policies becoming more and more unclear. That's not what I expected.

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Anonymous
11 years ago

Stick to your promises.

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Jason tynan
11 years ago

How long before the pause on upgrading Lines outside the South east to we've only got money for projects in the south east??

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Tiger Billis
11 years ago

CrossRail 2 should be cancelled completely.

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Anonymous
11 years ago

Disgraceful. While big-city white elephant vanity project HS2 is still apparently going ahead.