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Liberal Democrat MP says West Midlands motorway pilot project is a grossly irresponsible action

The hard shoulder of an 11-mile stretch of the M42 between junctions 3A and 7 is being opened to traffic to cut rush-hour congestion. This section includes Birmingham airport, the NEC and links between other routes such as the M6. The M42 is one of the most heavily congested motorways in the country. Sensors measure the volume of traffic and if it appears to be at risk of grinding to a halt the "active traffic management" system will come into operation, allowing cars to use the hard shoulder at a maximum speed of 50mph.

13 Sep 2006
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Crushed van / car following accident

Hard shoulder experiment grossly irresponsible

Serious concerns have been raised about the decision to allow the hard shoulders of a section of motorway such as the M20 to be used during busy periods following statistics showing the number of deaths on hard shoulders.

13 Sep 2006
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New UKIP Leader

Nigel Farage is to take over as leader of the UK Independence Party. Mr Farage, a former commodities broker who lives in west Kent, is already a MEP for the South East region.

13 Sep 2006
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Nobody notices that UKIP has a new leader

Largely unnoticed by the rest of the country Nigel Farage has just been elected leader of the UK Independence Party (UKIP). Tory leader David Cameron called UKIP "a bunch of fruit cakes, loonies and closet racists mostly". Presumably it takes one to recognize one. The core policy of UKIP is British withdrawal from the EU yet Mr Farage gets a very nice income from being a member of the European Parliament which he occasionally attends.

12 Sep 2006
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