“Whilst at this point in the bid development we have not identified specific schemes being proposed within constituencies, do be assured Coun Groves and the team are working closely with district partners and local stakeholders to ensure the content of the bid has the widest possible impact. We will also ensure we continue to keep local MPs informed as the bid develops.”Nobody - not even the incredibly bureaucratic Cllr Susan Hinchcliffe - talks like this, yet we're supposed to believe that she actually spoke these words (they were in the press release after all, in quote marks and everything).
This comment is in response to a local MP, who happens to represent the constituency containing Cllr Hinchcliffe's ward, saying that his patch isn't getting a look in when it comes to doling out the transport money for the Leeds City Region. And it's a fudge because the politician (or rather the anonymous press officer - who used to work for the Labour Party no doubt) doesn't want to say the truth - "sorry Phil but we've looked at all the schemes, they've been assessed to death and the only ones that qualify have been put forward - I'm afraid none are in Shipley."
Instead we get a wiffly statement filled with partners, stakeholders and promises of information that doesn't, when you take it to bits, say anything at all about why some schemes are chosen and others aren't. The reader is none the wiser about how the West Yorkshire Combined Authority decides where to splash cash on boondoggles. I suspect this is deliberate- good grief we can't have regular folk understanding how we make funding decision for heaven's sake!
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