Good. A massive investment, and not requiring a load of public subsidy like seemingly everything else.

Nice to see stuff slowly start actually being built.

Imagine being a britoid starving and freezing and then kid starver comes out and anounces an aquapark

Fun! There should definitely be more leisure and places for kids in the UK.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves said the government had agreed with Universal that British steel would be used “where possible” on the project.

“That’s the case with HS2, with Heathrow, and with this private investment here in Bedfordshire,” she said.

And yet they won’t endorse Buy British.

This is replacing Bedford, right?

Hasn’t this been on the books for like 10 years now? I remember hearing about this when I was in high school

Only since the end of 2023.

I definitely heard about it before then. There was a whole argument with the local council as to a train station, can’t remember the details.

Wixams station has been on the cards since that was developed, and it’s only recently got the go ahead. That argument has been raging for a long time.

Universal is rather newer.

Yes, it’s being bulldozed to make way for it.

About time!

“How much British steel was used in the end?”
“Approximately none.”
“But didn’t you agree to use British steel where possible.”
“Oh, absolutely. And we did. Where possible. As agreed.”
“But why didn’t you use more?”
“It wasn’t possible, I’d like to be clear on that point.”
“Why wasn’t it possible?”
“Chinese steel was cheaper.”

Do you think the government is paying for the park…?

Things like this get built off the back of public investment and subsidy.

HS1, HS2, and the Oxford - > Cambridge line all massively contribute to the reason this is getting built. Not to mention all the Public roads in Bedfordshire.

We must first invest public-ally then the private money follows. Crossrail cost £18.8 billion but the wider economic benefits it brings to London and the UK, are estimated at £42 billion.