But was Corbyn's unsought fall from grace fair on him? Was the punishment proportionate and reasonable, especially when it is our opponents who have brought him down, aided by the very political party he has probably been a member of all his adult life?
Your minutes are very well and accurately composed. Not too much but sufficient. And helpfully laid out. One small correction: it is 56 Kms, in the middle of the half-used 120 Kms, that are wasted, unused but was ready for passenger and freight trains until the present changes to have Metro "bus on rails" trams on 6.7 Kms. Plus, 2 Kms test track for Very Light Rail and, Innovation Centre on the only feasible, former site for Dudley Castle Hill Railway station.
Dudley will now, permanently, be the largest town in the UK without a railway station - only a tram stop to shuttle passengers between the mainline railway to Worcester to the south and to Derby in the other direction.
I would like Left Unity and all other political parties to insist on commuter, regional and freight trains on the other 48 Kms. Still worth doing, especially from Wednesbury, in Sandwell to Derby! It seems odd to me that the left and the green movement show such little interest in what is going on with public transport. Hence, since the summer of 2017 I have been declaring as an Independent candidate in the Metro Mayor election - but I don't want any votes, only to use it as an opportunity to highlight more of the other obvious and sensible action to improve our prospects in the light of rising greenhouse gases and depleting resources. Hence, FFPT and railway lines used - and much more, as you also know.
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