Comments on: St Pancras http://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2007/11/29/st-pancras/ Richard Murphy on tax and corporate accountability Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:37:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Tax Research LLP http://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2007/11/29/st-pancras/#comment-295736 Tax Research LLP Fri, 30 Nov 2007 12:10:44 +0000 http://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2007/11/29/st-pancras/#comment-295736 The building was erected in 1867. I'm proud of what the Midland Railway built, not the recent revamp. I've being going there since the 1970s, on and off. And I rather liked the place. And I'm not upset about the shops per se - I'm upset about the incompetence that there are no facilities when they existed before the change, and that we are utterly unable to manage projects in our commercial sector. I also think the drevamp detracts from the 1867 station - but that's my opinion. But I would ask what is the tack on shed on the front all about? Is it a carbunckle? It seems like it to me. Richard The building was erected in 1867. I’m proud of what the Midland Railway built, not the recent revamp.

I’ve being going there since the 1970s, on and off. And I rather liked the place.

And I’m not upset about the shops per se - I’m upset about the incompetence that there are no facilities when they existed before the change, and that we are utterly unable to manage projects in our commercial sector.

I also think the drevamp detracts from the 1867 station - but that’s my opinion. But I would ask what is the tack on shed on the front all about? Is it a carbunckle? It seems like it to me.

Richard

]]> By: Nic http://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2007/11/29/st-pancras/#comment-295575 Nic Fri, 30 Nov 2007 09:51:47 +0000 http://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2007/11/29/st-pancras/#comment-295575 Welcome to your typical UK attitude. Can't you just step back and appreciate the Grade 1, one of a kind in the world, building you were standing in and be proud? Nope.. you were upset there weren't more shops open. They could have not opened the station because the shops weren't finished and we could have had another huge British project not finished on time! The project cost £5.8bn. St Pancras was a mere £0.8bn of that cost. I think it's narrowminded to criticise it because some of the shops weren't completed on time. Welcome to your typical UK attitude. Can’t you just step back and appreciate the Grade 1, one of a kind in the world, building you were standing in and be proud?

Nope.. you were upset there weren’t more shops open. They could have not opened the station because the shops weren’t finished and we could have had another huge British project not finished on time!

The project cost £5.8bn. St Pancras was a mere £0.8bn of that cost. I think it’s narrowminded to criticise it because some of the shops weren’t completed on time.

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