Ecologia Digital on Nostr: "The roots of the failures lie in the history of the #tunnel. Margaret #Thatcher, who ...

"The roots of the failures lie in the history of the #tunnel. Margaret #Thatcher, who ended up supporting the concept because she saw it as boosting the concept of the single market, insisted that it should be built by the private sector. This,in turn,meant that the charges to run through the tunnel are very high, limiting its use. #Eurostar, for example, is charged about £14 a passenger each way."
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/jan/01/channel-tunnel-uk-european-30th-anniversary