Tim, the Liberal Democrats may very well make a commitment to fund the Metro Link Big Bang; they could also very well make a pledge to pay off everyones mortgage for them using government funds. How can they do this... because they know that nationally they will never gain power so they can pledge what they like. The fact is that Labour is in power, they pledged to fund Metrolink in their manifesto and they have placed the money in the TIF to pay for it. When The Big Bang Expansion takes place it will be thanks to a Labour Govt and the hardwork of Keith Bradley who headed the working committee of MP's on the matter; not to John Leech who is trying to jump on the back of all the hard work done by Keith so as to gain credit for it.