The Chronicle phoned this morning asking for a comment on a story they were about to run saying the GRIP 3 Study with Network Rail had been signed off. This apparently came from an interview The Chronicle had with the Leader of the Council. But I wasn’t so sure. In the past there has been misunderstanding between Council officers being given authority to negotiate and the contract with Network Rail actually being signed. Alas, this proved to be a further example of such confusion. Council Officers confirmed the GRIP 3 is still not signed. There followed a ping-pong of emails between me and the journalist at the Chronicle, me saying “Oh no it hasn’t” and him saying “Oh yes it has”. As far as I know, my word was eventually accepted and the story never published. But it is pleasing to note the new administration’s commitment to progressing the scheme.
