Negative Britain
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BRITISH Road Federatitm director Robert Phillipson hit said that Britain suffers Prot "negative planning".
Speaking in Nottingham tg a joint meeting of the Chart ered Institute of Transport aing The Royal Town Planning In stitute, he said that compare+ with our European partners we are steadily falling behini in providing industry with till transport infrastructure i badly needs.
"We suffer from a mentalit.: where it is always easier an( more convenient to think ul reasons why we should not tic something rather than thg reasons why we should. WI have, if I might say so, becomg internationally famous for it."
"Some call it reserve. prefer to call it cowardice, dig cowardice that will always cal for just one more bout of pu lic consultation, just one mo officer's report, just one mo feasibility study, just one ma reason to dither and delay fore a decision is taken".
He told the meeting th while France and Germa spend 7.4 per cent of their sta revenue on roads, Britain 'now spending only two a half per cent and road buil is running at less than half t 1973 level.