Ed Balls statement puts Labour commitment to HS2 under threat. Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls MP, a long-time critic of HS2 has again raised the question of whether or not...
‘Scrap pacers’ promise ignores the reality of delay to the process. Today the Chancellor has been keen today to talk up the fact that he wants to create a ‘Northern...
HS3: No plan, no route, no budget, no timescale. Yesterday, a couple of months after George Osborne said he wanted to ‘start a conversation’ about HS3, he, along...
Northern Rail users hit with fares double whammy. Following the announcement of the July inflation figures, which put the Retail Price Index (RPI) at 2.5%, regulated rail...
Osborne wants to spend more on ‘white elephant’ HS2 station, but who will pay for it? The Conservative Transport Group has today warned that HS2 terminal stations could become white elephants, and parkway...
Their “own pride and vanity” Their “own pride and vanity above best value for taxpayer”: Ed Balls’ speech at the Labour Party Confernce: Tags:...
Ed Balls Speech hints at Labour reconsideration of HS2 Following high-level criticism of HS2 from senior Labour figures such as Alistair Darling, Lord Mandelson and former rail minister...
UPDATED – HS2 costs jump by £10bn, almost wiping out Spending Review savings in one hit. Introducing his ‘Blank Cheque’ Paving Bill for HS2, Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin has announced an amazing £9.9bn increase in...
George, look after the victims of your HS2 policies before you spend 15.5 billions on other aspiring property owners Following on from last week’s budget, with promises of help for aspiring home owners, Jonathan Loescher writes: In the Budget,...
And in the Budget, tucked in the detail…. Yesterday’s Budget speech by George Osborne had some important things to say – such as the cut to beer...