Ed Vaizey tells me superfast broadband is 'on time and under budget'. I - and many UK citizens - beg to differ

Peter Gothard
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Ed Vaizey tells me superfast broadband is 'on time and under budget'. I - and many UK citizens - beg to differ

Lies, damned lies, statistics etc.

On Monday this week, minister of state for culture and the digital economy, Ed Vaizey, took to Twitter to urge the public to supply ideas for what he's dubbing "the next frontier in the UK's digita...

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