Regional government by decree not democracy

Regional government dictat, instead of debate and vote, gives £15 BILLION to 2040 for underground and overground "bus on rails" electric trams to duplicate and replace buses and trains.  We could have, instead, fare-free electric buses on bus priority roads.  And the 120 Kms Black Country Mainline Railway "of national strategic significance" actually FINISHED.  Wonders would never cease!