The choice between an unnecessary train and very necessary housing By Madeleine Wahlberg You will have seen the dreadful destruction from the recent earthquake in middle Italy. As well as...
HS2 has a strong case for pressing the pause button Originally published on 51M. The Department for Transport, to the sound of much celebration, announced details of the new...
HS2 – what happens when the money starts to run out? Originally posted on 51M. Looking back on the latest Public Accounts Committee hearing into HS2 it is reasonable to...
House of Lords Select Committee Visit to North Bucks The latest Bucks County Council newsletter describes the recent House of Lords Select Committee Visit to North Bucks: On the 25...
“Two vast and endless tracks of rail” With apologies to Shelley’s Ozymandias. By Ruth Corderoy. I met a traveller from a northern land Who said: Two vast and endless...
House of Lords Select Committee announces intitial steps From the Select Committee website: The Select Committee on the High Speed Rail (London – West Midlands) Bill (Lords)...
Cubbington Pear in European Tree of the Year Competition 2016 As Cubbington’s ancient Wild Pear tree comes into bloom this chilly wet springtime – possibly its last as it stands...
Lord Adonis and HS2 – the constant apostle Originally published on 51M: Lord Adonis, chairman of the National Infrastructure Commission, told peers that while challenges lay ahead...
“Alleviating the pain compassionately and fairly” is a moral imperative, says Bishop of Coventry Speech by the Bishop of Coventry in the House of Lords Second Reading Debate, 14th April 2016. From Hansard. My...
HS2 – the challenges it faces are greater than ever A usual summary of some of the issues of HS2, from 51M: On 23 March the House of Commons...