From the Archives: Holograms or virtual reality rooms?
This was originally published in July 2013: , Labour’s new business ambassador hit the headlines by saying...
Tag: Manchester
Burnham, Cooper and Corbyns’ reluctance to waste money has McLoughlin running scared.
Whilst we keep being told there is a massed hoard of Conservative ‘entryists’ suddenly supporting the Labour Party for...
The High Speed Network Hole
Right from the start, it was obvious that there was one thing missing in the plans for Andrew Adonis’...
Why Scotland won’t get Barnett money from HS2.
A couple of weeks ago, when it was revealed that HS2 Ltd have concluded there is no business case...
Some Parliamentary answers on HS2
Yesterday, in Oral Answers to Transport questions, HS2 was raised by a number of different MPs. Here are some...
The HS2 post election landscape starts to emerge
Originally posted on 51M on 28th May Last week’s kerfuffle over the extension of the high-speed line northwards will come...
Queens speech: not HS2 beyond Birmingham
As expected the Queen’s speech today confirmed that legislation for HS2 will continue with the statement “My government will...
Forget Scotland, there is no case for HS2 anywhere
The SNP have reacted angrily to a leak from HS2 Ltd to The Independent on Sunday, which states an...
HS2 isn’t about commuters in Milton Keynes
Lots of people have misconceptions about HS2 and where it goes – a recently published article about HS2 says...
HS2 sceptic appointed to help deliver ‘Northern Powerhouse’ vision.
Jim O’Neill, former chief economist at Goldman Sachs and Chair of the City Growth Commission has been appointed as...