High Speed Rail – fading from the North In yesterday’s Budget Speech, one thing conspicuous by its absence was any comment on railways, apart from a passing...
YouGov poll: Northerners most likely to oppose HS2. The latest polling on HS2, conducted by YouGov for the Sunday Times, has shown net opposition to the project...
Osborne and the Northern Powerhouse Later today, George Osborne will be making a speech about the Northen Powerhouse in Manchester. These ideas are widely...
Cameron and Osborne: Creweless on SNP HS2 policy With the General Election in full swing, sometimes when politicians make statements, you find yourself with a sudden urge...
Salmond, Balls, Scotland and HS2 One of the more surprising statements regarding HS2 and the General Election was made by Alex Salmond a couple...
Osborne wants to make HS2 an election issue, as Network Rail prepare cuts. Whilst George Osborne is set to put HS2 on the election agenda today, he is almost certain to keep...
Budget promise on HS3 will be taking the highest cost option for another white elephant. As reported in The Independent on Sunday, Chancellor George Osborne intends to put more meat on the...
Quaking or laughing over Euston U-turn plans Nothing can be more annoying for a politician then the sense that their officials are laughing at them – especially...
MPS call for end of unfair tax on farmers blighted by HS2 From the CLA website: A group of senior MPs has written to the Treasury backing the CLA’s call to...
‘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...