Public Laughing Stock
Edinburgh City Council meets today to consider a controversial report - on the mind boggling cost of running a few trams through 'Auld Reekie'.
Ironically, the project was imposed on Edinburgh by the Scottish Parliament - or to be more precise by Labour and Liberal Democrat votes in the Scottish Parliament.
The costs have since escalated out of control - the original budget of £500 million has been swallowed up after years of disruption to Scotland's capital city - with still no end in sight.
Apparently today's council meeting will be told that it will take another £270 million - of public money - to partially complete the project - and no less than £250 million to scrap it altogether.
So either way the taxpayer loses out - and the politicians involved are now doing what they do best - blaming each other while looking for scapegoats.
Meanwhile Edinburgh is a public laughing stock - and the country has another 'white elephant' on its hands.
Whatever happens now there is no 'good' outcome - but the biggest supporters and cheerleaders who drove this doomed project - should immediately offer their resignations.
The politicians responsible - in both Edinburgh City Council and the Scottish Parliament - owe us all an apology for making Scotland look ridiculous on the world stage.
A country that once built and exported giant steam trains across the world - defeated by a few trams.
Ironically, the project was imposed on Edinburgh by the Scottish Parliament - or to be more precise by Labour and Liberal Democrat votes in the Scottish Parliament.
The costs have since escalated out of control - the original budget of £500 million has been swallowed up after years of disruption to Scotland's capital city - with still no end in sight.
Apparently today's council meeting will be told that it will take another £270 million - of public money - to partially complete the project - and no less than £250 million to scrap it altogether.
So either way the taxpayer loses out - and the politicians involved are now doing what they do best - blaming each other while looking for scapegoats.
Meanwhile Edinburgh is a public laughing stock - and the country has another 'white elephant' on its hands.
Whatever happens now there is no 'good' outcome - but the biggest supporters and cheerleaders who drove this doomed project - should immediately offer their resignations.
The politicians responsible - in both Edinburgh City Council and the Scottish Parliament - owe us all an apology for making Scotland look ridiculous on the world stage.
A country that once built and exported giant steam trains across the world - defeated by a few trams.
