Fear of recreating mistakes of the past is the biggest threat to prime minister David Cameron's bold vision to drag England's roads into the 21st century, aided by vast slugs of private money. Cameron's momentous speech to industry leaders at the ICE has been widely welcomed (News last week); however much cynicism and doubt surrounds the actual delivery. He cited the water industry as an example of a public utility that has been much improved using private cash from fiercely regulated private owners; documents published alongside chancellor George Osborne's Budget two days later reiterated this.
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