If the "either, or" offer was made, then it was made by either a long defunct government, or Holland County Council, which no longer exists. Lincolnshire County Council didn't come into being until April 1974 and we've had many general elections since then. In my book, that means all bets are off. We were promised a new hospital just after the war, but it took 41 years to fund and build it. A similar promise was made for a Liverpool hospital on the same day as us, but that had been funded, built, worn out, demolished and replaced in the 41 years. Was Spalding told that the eastern by-pass meant no other scheme could be considered subsequently? Facts prove otherwise. As for Lincoln, at present rate of progress it will appear on the map as a dart board within twenty years. We have been in the news a great deal lately, and there is no excuse for not knowing that we exist. Enough is enough. We need to catch up with the rest of the country now, and to hell with the cost of bridges and other excuses.
