Basic skills not trains
Recently, the Centre for Cities published a report comparing UK cities with cities in other European countries, and...
Author: Penny
HS2: its time to think again
Notes from Tuesday’s fringe – HS2: its time to think again
This well attended fringe had on the panel John...
Stop HS2 Fringe at 5.30pm tonight
Just a reminder that Stop HS2 and a selection of panelists will be discussing “HS2 – It’s time...
HS2 Chief Exec jumps ship
£750,000 pa Simon Kirby, the UK’s highest paid civil servant, quits the HS2 White Elephant for Rolls Royce. Stop HS2’s Joe Rukin interviewed by John Gaunt on Talk2Me Radio, 13th September 2016.
Better Broadband not HS2, survey finds
According to new research by ComRes published today, 50% of UK adults say upgrading Britain’s national broadband network should...
Stop HS2 fringe at Tory Conference
Stop HS2, along with HS2 Action Alliance and Agahst (Action Groups Againt High Speed Two) are holding a fringe...
HS2 lurches on down the track
From 51M:
September has not been a great month for HS2.
Early on, Simon Kirby quit his job as CEO...
HS2 given a massive thumbs down
As Simon Kirby, the £750,000 highest paid civil servant quits HS2 to join Rolls Royce, Mancunian Yvette Fielding thinks there must be “something dodgy going on” to allow HS2 to go ahead. Ainsley Harriot, Matthew Wright and the Wright Stuff audience also unanimously oppose HS2.
O’Neill resigns from the Government
Breaking news today is that Jim O’Neill has resigned from the government, citing concerns about the Northern...
HS2 temporary jobs “bonanza”
Over the last couple of days, a number of papers have reported on the HS2 “jobs bonaza” that the...