KHOODEELAAR! noting the latest peddling of CrossRail by the BBC. We also note - for the N'th time in the past 6 years and 3 months - that the BBC is hiding the truth about transport and is failing to show how totally irresponsible Transport for London [TfL] has been in its use as a tout for the Big Business agenda-prompted propaganda line and lie to the effect that Crossrail is 'vital' while at the same time denying fact of the huge deficit and waste in TfL that are causing the existing huge London tube infrastructure to remain unreliable and unfit for purpose in many areas...And how even a 'completed Crossrail' will NOT solve THOSE pressing transport problems in and around London.. The lying for Crossrail is being brought into sharp focus by the transport mess that is being predicted during this long Bank holiday’ weekend when people needing to use the transport system are set to experience sustained delays and frustrations….And illnesses caused by those…[To be continued]

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Maidenhead candidates debate the £16bn Crossrail bid

The scheme will connect Maidenhead in Berkshire to Shenfield, Essex

Maidenhead's parliamentary candidates have backed the Crossrail scheme, which will run through London connecting Berkshire with Essex.

The £16bn project - linking Maidenhead with the capital - is expected to be completed by 2017.

The Conservatives say they want to make sure public money is spent effectively.

The Liberal Democrats say they want to reduce taxpayer funding. Labour says it plans to finish the scheme on time, if it is re-elected.

The 72-mile route will include a link to Heathrow airport and will run through central London and out eastwards to Shenfield in Essex.

Faster journeys

Conservative candidate Theresa May told BBC Radio Berkshire: "We are absolutely clear that Crossrail is an important infrastructure project for London but obviously also for Maidenhead.

"We have got it in our manifesto, we will want to make sure the public sector money element of Crossrail is being spent effectively and properly.

"But crucially for Maidenhead we need to ensure we are going to get fast services still on the main line and I want to see fast services on Crossrail as well."

Lib Dem candidate Tony Hill told BBC Radio Berkshire: "I hope that all infrastructure projects will be looked at very carefully and will go ahead.

"Crossrail is very important - we need it because it is going to bring business to Maidenhead.

"We have got to make sure that the rail lines that go from Twyford to Maidenhead to London continue to provide fast services for all the commuters who live in the area."

Labour candidate Pat McDonald: "I think we can safely say that Crossrail will go ahead.

"Anything that makes a commuter's life easier has got to be a good thing because it can be an absolute nightmare going through the London Underground first thing in the morning.

"Anything that brings business into Maidenhead for the people of Maidenhead is a terrific idea."

Candidates announced for Maidenhead are:

Green: Peter Forbes; Lib Dem: Tony Hill; Conservative: Theresa May; Labour: Pat McDonald; British National Party: Tim Rait; UK Independence Party: Kenneth Wright.