Forth Bridge Name Announcement 'Uninspiring From An Uninspiring SNP Government'

The SNP Government has announced today that the new Bridge on the Firth of Forth will be known as the Forth Replacement Bridge.

Despite there being calls for the Scottish Public to name the £2bn+ iconic crossing, which will begin to be built in 2016, this all does seem rather dull and uninspiring from and uninspiring SNP Government.

Of course, even the naming of the bridge raises a few eyebrows and offers us all the chance to pull up Google images to ask the question - what is this Bridge actually replacing?

It is totally devoid of any imagination and rather neatly sums up an SNP Government running out of steam.

You are paying for it, so - Name That Bridge!

Artist's impression


Now, whilst I appreciate that it's now within the Constituency, or even in Central Region, it does however involve £2.3bn of your money!

Labour MSP John Park wants public to name new £2.3bn Forth Road Bridge.

The Mid-Scotland and Fife Labour MSP said, "The new Forth crossing is going to the biggest engineering project in Scotland for a generation and it's only right that the public's voice is heard on what it should be called.

"For some people it may just be that simply calling it the New Forth Bridge would suffice, but given the rich industrial and cultural heritage of Scotland there is no shortage of potential names for the new bridge."

"That's why I've written to the Scottish Government asking their officials to facilitate a consultation with the public so everyone can have their say."

Any suggestions?