> The following article in the Independent quotes Liberal Democrats
> environment spokesman Chris Hulme "Motoring costs have been steadily
> declining as a share of income while the cost of public transport has
> steadily risen," and "These trends have to be reversed if we are to
> tackle climate change. Gordon Brown's claim to be environmentally
> friendly is clearly nonsense."

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>> The following article in the Independent quotes Liberal Democrats
>> environment spokesman Chris Hulme "Motoring costs have been steadily
>> declining as a share of income while the cost of public transport has
>> steadily risen," and "These trends have to be reversed if we are to
>> tackle climate change. Gordon Brown's claim to be environmentally
>> friendly is clearly nonsense."

>
> The cost of motoring as a share of income has been falling since cars were
> invented, aided and abetted by successive governments, just as public
> transport fares have risen using the same criteria, so what's new?
>
> All governments have had the chance to do something about...

> The cost of motoring as a share of income has been falling since cars were
> invented, aided and abetted by successive governments, just as public
> transport fares have risen using the same criteria, so what's new?
>
> All governments have had the chance to do something about it, including the
> Liberals, but have failed, so how about some news for a change.

> 6%% of the population travel by train, according to the Independent. In
> 2004, 74%% of UK households had access to a car.

> Brimstone wrote:
>

>> The cost of motoring as a share of income has been falling since
>> cars were invented, aided and abetted by successive governments,
>> just as public transport fares have risen using the same criteria,
>> so what's new?
>>
>> All governments have had the chance to do something about it,
>> including the Liberals, but have failed, so how about some news for
>> a change.

>
> 6%% of the population travel by train, according to the Independent. In
> 2004, 74%% of UK households had access to a car.

> Governments respond to what people want. People want car use to be as
> cheap as possible.

> It seems the government has a deliberate strategy of trying to price
> people off the railways through fare increases in order to tackle
> rising demand rather than investing in improved capacity. The result
> is greater use of short haul flights and cars for such travel,
> resulting in greater carbon output.
>
> The following article in the Independent quotes Liberal Democrats
> environment spokesman Chris Hulme "Motoring costs have been steadily
> declining as a share of income while the cost of public transport has
> steadily risen," and "These trends have to be reversed if we are to
> tackle climate change. Gordon Brown's claim to be environmentally
> friendly is clearly nonsense."
>
> Chris Grayling, the shadow Transport Secretary, said: "This is further
> evidence that high fares are a deliberate part of government strategy
> to tackle overcrowding on trains. We can't expect people to leave their
> cars at home if they are being priced off the railways."
> ...

>
> 6%% of the population travel by train,

>
>
> Ian wrote:
>

>> 6%% of the population travel by train, according to the Independent. In
>> 2004, 74%% of UK households had access to a car.

>
> Are you saying that everyone in a household has access to a car?

> "John B" nowhere.com> wrote in message
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>>
>>
>> Ian wrote:
>>

>>> 6%% of the population travel by train, according to the Independent. In
>>> 2004, 74%% of UK households had access to a car.

>>
>> Are you saying that everyone in a household has access to a car?

>
> Usually they do.