Those who have been around in Swansea for some time will recall the kerfuffle when the Bus Station revamp was first mooted. The then opposition sought to call it in because they were unhappy with certain aspects of the scheme, only to be accused of delaying the project. Labour were planning to have it all done and dusted in time for the 2004 Council elections.It is a bit of a cheek therefore for the Labour spin site to accuse us of not giving the new bus station sufficient priority when they could not even get it off the ground. Most of the available finance has been used up getting possession of the land. Whether the scheme proceeds now depends entirely on the Labour Transport Minister.
Swansea Council has given the bus station top billing amongst new projects. Labour's rules say that existing schemes must come first. On any fair distribution of money the bid of £15.5 million out of a £125 million budget for Wales' second City would be considered modest. The problem is that Labour have put all their eggs in the Rhondda Fach basket.
Will Andrew Davies let his home City down again? We will have to see.
