Management consultant Scott Wilson proposes a radical revamp of the way we fund our roads. Imagine a private utility that charged customers the same regardless of the service it provided. Imagine it raises £32bn in revenue per annum from those customers, but spends less than a third of it on maintaining and upgrading its assets. Everyone depends on its service, yet it is unreliable, frequently overwhelmed by demand and in places its infrastructure is crumbling. Yet its owner still raises prices above the rate of inflation. Imagine the company didn't decide on its capital and maintenance programme, but needed to gain approval from politicians every year. This utility isn't private, nor a company.
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