Crossrail on track?

One piece of advice: whether you’re a politician, a businessman or an innocent bystander, never get involved in large scale public infrastructure projects. Not only are they a massive pain, but they never seem to go away. Take Crossrail. Now that the private sector has chipped in 1bn pounds to the project, everyone has started wondering whether it’s worth doing at all. No wonder things tend to take a while to get going round here.