Comments update: readers are discussing Thomas Heatherwick's controversial Garden Bridge this week after the British designer suggested that ditching the project so soon after Britain's vote to leave the European Union would be a step "backwards" for the country.
Bridge over troubled waters: Heatherwick appeared on national television to defend his Garden Bridge design after a BBC report found that the project was missing £22 million in funding. Most commenters were not convinced by his arguments.
"Scrapping the Garden Bridge wouldn't indicate that the UK has lost confidence in itself," wrote Yola Dragon. "It would indicate that the UK has lost confidence in Thomas Heatherwick and his clunky design for an overpriced bridge." "There is no public demand for this vanity project," added a commenter calling themselves Optimist. "There is no requirement for a pedestrian crossing of the Thames at this location."
Others were outraged at the suggestion that the project could be scrapped and agreed with Heatherwick that it would send out the wrong message.
"I'm ashamed of London's lack of belief in this project," hit back one guest commenter. "Where has our can-do attitude gone""
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