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Is the HS2 project going off the rails?
There has been much talk in the past few days on two highly contentious issues that will have a profound impact on the country generally.
Property heavyweights urge Sunak not to axe HS2’s northern section
Bosses at some of the UK’s largest property firms are among a list of around 80 business leaders who wrote to the government urging Rishi Sunak not to scrap the remaining northern section of HS2.
Policies are too often up in the air
This week’s air traffic control disruption, apparently caused by a single malformed flightplan, has provided a painful demonstration of the law of unintended consequences.
Fast track for station schemes
Large swathes of brownfield land beside railways are set to become available.
Freight and logistics planning consultation misses the mark
Experts welcome publication of the consultation into planning reform but find its contents disappointing.
