Thanks, but I wanted to say it just in case anyone else was…
As it happens, I have the Daily Mail blocker add-on in my browser and despite being a peaceful liberal type I’d happily kick Paul Dacre in the balls repeatedly for as long as it took him to fuck off and die.
I suspect the Daily Mail article to be correct therefore in its bare facts (there is an issue re colour of safety screen and work has temporarily stopped) and I am sure you are also correct in that the presentation of these facts will contain all the elements you describe. I am not going to go and verify, needless to say. I’ll search further this evening and see if I can find another more palatable reference.
Of course, he has a better idea for the money. A wider road to a nearby military base. I think I’ll stick with investing in Blackbird Leys and other deprived urban areas, thank you.
Now, now, you do him an injustice. He doesn’t want just one wider road to the airbase. He wants lots of wider roads. And roundabouts and a puppy on a string. And a balloon.