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We don’t need the Silvertown toll tunnel
STEWART McGILL argues the estimated £2bn cost of the project which will inevitably increase road traffic should be spent on improving London’s public transport system instead
RAMZY BAROUD decries the rats of Gaza, the rodent and human type. Both abound as profiteering from tragedy reaches obscene levels
When gas company bosses gorged on assets, the GMB union fought back with the help of a 20-stone saddleback sow. MAT COWARD tells the story
JOHN REES looks at why the June 20 international anti-war conference is such a vital initiative
ROGER McKENZIE highlights how health workers in DRC are struggling to contain a deadly Ebola outbreak in a region already suffering conflict, aid cuts and a legacy of imperialist degradation
Associate Professor BUI QUANG TUAN explains how modernisation and growth are helping to unlock new foreign investment in the Vietnamese economy
THE Silvertown Tunnel is a planned road tunnel under the Thames in East London connecting Greenwich and Silvertown. The stated intention is to reduce congestion through the Blackwall Tunnel. Toll charges will be imposed on both tunnels when the Silvertown opens in 2025.
The tunnel will include lanes for buses and HGVs but will not be accessible to walkers or cyclists.
The construction of the Silvertown Tunnel is planned to cost £1bn, however figures from the capital’s transport operator show that the overall cost for building, maintaining and operating the tunnel will be £65m a year from its scheduled opening in 2025.
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