Bypass road rage

ARE there two MPs called Nick Herbert? Local media reports advise us that a Nick Herbert, MP, is to chair a meeting to examine funding sources, public and private, for improvements to the A27 in Sussex.

Yet, the Nick Herbert, MP, that I know did everything he possibly could to drive away a proposed £200m infrastructure investment in Arun district, an investment that would have included a substantial contribution towards an Arundel bypass.

Transport minister Phillip Hammond brought our local infrastructure deficit into sharp focus when he advised the recent delegation from Sussex that, although there was no funding available for an Arundel bypass, if it was possible to get developer contributions the government would be more willing to look at doing something.