Labour and road-pricing

I have blogged previously about this Labour government's desire to bring in road-pricing (most recently here and here), today I read that:

"Ministers are pressing ahead with a £10million trial of 'spy-in-the-sky' road-pricing technology despite widespread public opposition.

Test runs will start soon in seven locations for the scheme which could result in charges of up to £1.30 a mile on the most congested roads.

Volunteer drivers will have units fitted to their cars, which will be tracked by satellite and will automatically deduct payments from a test account.

The trials are proceeding despite previous statements from the Government suggesting that it had abandoned the idea of national road pricing."

This Labour government saying one thing and doing another, how unusual.


And of course the usual Labour government dissembling over costs is in evidence again:

"New figures from the Government show that the bill of £10million covers only part of the tests, with further costs to follow. "

Another Labour project that is heavy on IT and so expensive, that will cost many times more than is budgeted for, will add huge administrative costs and will raise less in revenue than is planned. Time after time this Labour government show themselves to be incompetent and unable to implement such ideas. Again and again this Labour government say they are "in listening mode" or are ready to listen to the public and when the public give an unwelcome verdict, the Labour government ignore them. It's the same story whether the subject is road-pricing, the EU or many other maters; democracy?