The results of a recent Green Party poll on this blogsite which closed today has shown that a majority are against a second mersey crossing (77% against).
The poll asked whether people supported better public transport in the area and less congestion on the present bridge now OR a new crossing which would not benefit the majority of Halton residents and would be very costly.
The outcome of this poll might seem a surprise given the assumptions of Halton Borough Council and the very biased Weekly News petition. The result makes it clear that the way questions are worded makes a difference to the result.
Given that the Weekly News petition gave no possibility of being against a proposed second crossing any results from it will be useless as an indicator of real support.
I hope decision makers will take note!
