18th June 2010, 08:21 AM
personally speaking... I think the BAJR Stonehenge would consist of a site hut portacabin... though which the visitor has to pass through a double line of field archaeologists complaining about the cost spent on the consultations so far... I would pay for that!
Seriously though I think you are right that they are doing the equivalent of throwing the innocent project to the lions to show just how serious they are. What worries me is whether smaller projects, easy targets such as heritage services.. museums, etc. are gently throttled with lost funding and wider council cuts. The need to prove worth will be important. PLUS... if capital projects start to disappear how long before the construction industry shrinks?
Seriously though I think you are right that they are doing the equivalent of throwing the innocent project to the lions to show just how serious they are. What worries me is whether smaller projects, easy targets such as heritage services.. museums, etc. are gently throttled with lost funding and wider council cuts. The need to prove worth will be important. PLUS... if capital projects start to disappear how long before the construction industry shrinks?