DAVID CAMERON - NO NEED FOR CON-CHARGE IF LOCAL AUTHORITES DON'T WANT IT

David Cameron has announced plans to free up local transport funding from Whitehall bureaucracy, by allowing councils to improve their own local transport infrastructure – without the blackmail of the congestion charge

Commenting at the launch of the Conservatives’ new policy, David said,
"Local authorities, in partnership with the people living locally, are the real sources of ingenuity"

They know the area - and they know what will work best.

“The problem today is that all we get from Labour is the same old top-down, centralised, one-size-fits all bureaucratic state interventionism. So they set up a 'Transport Innovation Fund', earmarking £200 million for local schemes. And then say Local Authorities will only get this money if they introduce road charging.

”That's not innovation - it's conscription. It's telling people that Whitehall knows best and your views don't matter. Instead, with a Conservative Government, we will give this £200 million directly to Local Authorities and set them free to consult with local people and spend it on the green transport solutions that suit their communities.”

Mr. Cameron’s comments echo those of the Tameside Conservatives, who are campaigning for the expansion of the Metrolink, as well as increasing the number of yellow school buses. Experts have predicted that these two innovations alone would take 5.9m cars of the road – without the need of the con-charge.