The Success of the Jubilee Line Extension

Steve John

Chapter 6 in The Persuaders, 2002, pp 132-156 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Government transport decisions in the late 1980s were based not on socio-economic benefits and costs but on political factors which overruled the Department of Transport’s own studies. This chapter examines the JLE as a middle-profile issue which became political as its profile heightened. The influence of the developers of Canary Wharf, Olympia and York (O&Y), and its lobbyists distorted policy. Their effective lobbying and political factors meant that solving central London’s transport crisis was postponed to build JLE. Ministers admitted that by the benefit-cost ratio JLE did not meet the established criteria for approval. The JLE outcome is testament to the effect of a well-researched and well-executed lobbying campaign. This case shows the defeat of the lead government department and the success of O&Y and Lowe Bell (now Bell Pottinger).

Keywords: Prime Minister; Civil Servant; Political Commitment; Policy Community; Light Rail Transit (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2002
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DOI: 10.1057/9781403907417_6

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