Telegrammed by Le Flaneur
Do not trust him gentle maiden!
According to a DfT press release, embargoed for 01.00 Wednesday 30 December:
Transport Secretary Andrew Adonis has predicted 2010 will be the year of high-speed rail in the UK on the day he received what could prove to be a landmark report for the future of transport in this country.
High Speed Two - the company set up to advise the Government on the development of high-speed rail services between London and Scotland - delivers its highly-anticipated report today.
But what did I see whilst strolling along Victoria Street this very day, 31 December?
Outside No 55. the former home of the Strategic Rail Authority and now containing the offices of HS2L, but reports and engineering drawings galore, bearing the HS2 logo, being loaded into vehicle.
When asked where the load was going the driver replied 'Marsham Street, Guv'.
So why did the Noble Lord claim to have received the report a day early?
Presumably to avoid it being lost in the New Year's Eve news dead spot.
