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Kirkby and be damned!

A friend in local government tells me the longer the GO drag their feet on the Kirkby issue the more likely it is that it has been `booted upstairs` for a political decision. This happened at Brighton where Prescott took forever to make his mind up.

Those opposed to the project cling to the statement by ex-CEO Wyness that DK is damned if it gets called in. History shows that Tesco will fight tooth and nail to convince any public enquiry that the scheme is of benefit to the community and the demise of Wyness will, I am sure ,see Everton fighting with them.

Kenwright will continue to say there is no alternative and a 1-2 year delay will suit him admirably from a cashflow perspective. "Better to put off until tomorrow..." etc.! So, as the tension mounts, I am convinced that `calling in` will not be the saviour so many long for but just the start of a yet longer period of uncertainty and in-fighting! Why does it always happen to us?
Ryan Kaye, Helsby Posted 06/08/2008 at 08:22:32

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Colin Malone
1 Posted 06/08/2008 at 12:50:09

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I'm greatly concerned, if the move goes ahead, about getting the train to Kirkby. The way it is now, the London, Midlands, Manchester supporters who travel by rail get off at Lime Street then walk up to the ground. If we move to Kirkby, how do they get there? Buses ? which their ain't enough of. So the only option is the Northern line, which is mostly packed to the rafters with home supporters with family and shoppers making their way home from town and now added with thousands of away supporters ? it'll be a bomb waiting to go off.

John Kerrigan
2 Posted 06/08/2008 at 16:00:59

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A friend of mine who works for LCC (no less!) says something similar except a public enquiry IS NOT the usual outcome of "political" decisions. If a political decision is made in DK’s case then there will only be one possible outcome- and that should be the rubber stamping of a Labour council supported project by a Labour Government.