HS2: less fun than the Concorde
HS2 is a textbook example of the downside of localism. It’s still not too late to call the whole thing off.
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HS2 is a textbook example of the downside of localism. It’s still not too late to call the whole thing off.
Neil Collins’ Notebook: The history of British regulatory bodies doesn’t inspire confidence, and HS2 costs are running away faster than the trains ever will.
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Neil Collins’ Notebook: Ofgem “gets tough”, the perfect excuse to scrap HS2 and could house prices be about to fall?
Neil Collins’ notebook: OECD makes a brutal forecast, the wacky world of carbon capture, and HS2 staggers on.
The PM’s plans to build one million new homes and improve transport links between Oxford and Cambridge are coming under fire.
The downgrading of the Northern Powerhouse Line makes a mockery of the Tories’ levelling-up philosophy. But of greater importance is that whatever is being built should work in improving transport links.
Neil Collins’ Notebook: Bringing business to the UK is a smart decision from the board of Royal Dutch Shell.
Daily Briefing: Northerners scorn at Downing Street, as HS2 and Northern Powerhouse Rail are downgraded.
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