HS2, by taking trains off the WCML, would free up more paths for, for example, trains from London to North Wales. But if you're still using the WCML north of Birmingham, that can't happen. … (View Post)

Yes, also creates a bottleneck at Stockport. (View Post)

Fishergate (Preston City Centre's main drag) is pretty much a poster child for how to make a car-dominated, congested, unappealing, economically failing street into a pleasant pedestrian-dominat… (View Post)

ChatGPT, Give me an angry diatribe about why Rishi Sunak should not cut HS2 to Manchester. ChatGPT: Give me an angry diatribe about why Rishi Sunak shouldn't cut HS2 to Manchester. ChatGPT I am … (View Post)

I'm not convinced the alternative is vastly better in terms of competence. But even if it was - do I want someone competently favouring one racial group over another? And yes, this is important … (View Post)