“...To do nothing is not an option. You need to decide what to do and decide quickly...”

Rt. Hon Alistair Darling M.P. 08 March 2004 Beeston Town Hall

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“...if you look at Nottingham patronage right at the top end of the forecast range, they got just about everything right...”

“...I can see no reason in principle why phase 2 would not be built...”

Sir David Rowlands, permanent secretary to the DfT 10 Nov 2004 House of Commons

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“...You can expect a decision on phase 2 soon...”

Derek Twigg MP under-secretary of state DfT. Great Marsham St to the BACIT committee 04 July 2005

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“It does look as though the decision is weeks rather than months away...

...I woundn't bet your life on this as we have been hopeful of a decison before but I do think we're nearing the end point.”

MP Nick Palmer's Column, The Beeston Express, 17th February 2006

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“I would hope for a decision within a matter of months...

...and certainly, I would hope, during the course of the summer...

...Nottingham's tram line, which I opened in 2004, has been very successful.”

Rt. Hon Alistair Darling M.P. 22 February 2006, Nottingham Evening Post

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“Transport is a hugely important quality of life issue for all of us and I believe the government has a good news story to tell.”

New Transport Minister for England, responsible for trams, Glasgow South MP Tom Harris. Quoted in New Civil Engineer Magazine 14 September, the day after the delays casued by the DfT to the scheme have casued further cost increase and nothing else has happend to ease the traffic problems of Nottingham. Estimated cost for phase two now £399m

The clock ticks. It's been 48 since Tom Harris was appointed and he has still failed to fund NET phase two.

“According to Mr Darling, about £10bn worth of new infrastructure projects are in the pipeline, but the government believes "developers are facing unnecessary uncertainty and additional cost through avoidable delays in the planning system.

The Guardian, May 16th 2006

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“The public will forgive us for making the wrong decision. They will not forgive us for making no decision.”

Tony Blair, Prime Minister. Labour Party Conference Manchester September 26 2006.

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