Very likely.
Soon after Network Rail took over from Railtrack, they used a trial section of track east of Reading, to find out how long jobs actually took, and thus the cost.
Previously, contractors just made up their own figures.

Pays to be preprayered.

There was that time I thought I'd missed the bus, but it was late, so I still caught it.

Religion does have a long track record of divine interventions being conspicuous by their absence.

Whereas the Express is worrying that pensioners with an income of over £35K will struggle to exist without £200/£300 Winter Fuel payment.
The simple answer to which, is no they won't.

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Where's the Thunderbolt from Heaven when it could actually do some good.

Afternoon (just) Kaci.
It is actually sunny.

Part of the problem seems to be the contracts' incentive to spend more money, as the providers are allowed to make a % profit on expenditure – more spending – more allowed profit (aka "markup").

It's hard to comprehend how a quasi-religious state can behave like the worst of totalitarian regimes.
Presumably it's backed up by the Old Testament, or summat.