More action less talk to save road transport sector
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1 THINK ALL in the industry wish that the road transport sector was better represented, valued and recognised by those in government. It was therefore interesting to read your article "Kelly's Heroes" (CM 29 July), an interview with Chris Kelly MP (left).
It's difficult to not be disheartened though, given the new MP's vague recollection as to whether the Road Haulage Association had written or not and the statement that anyone who had written within the first few weeks had wasted their time.
Even CM appears to have been lucky to "snatch" a couple of hours for the interview.
However, there were positive elements like finding the next generation of industry champions, improving education of the public and getting people into HGV cabs. These are all laudable ideas, but none are particularly new.
The missing link is how to achieve these and engineer the political will to do so. Apart from the "opinion-editorials in major national publications" there was no explanation as to how these initiatives are to be realised and I was left feeling somewhat disappointed.
Paul Norman Southampton