Yes, and Manchester is very much in favour of this being an underground solution (DfT originally opposed an underground station in Manchester for high speed rail, but had made 'well, perhaps… (View Post)

There was a reasonably-far-through-the-sausage-machine plan on the table to four-track the Castlefield Corridor (the section from Piccadilly through Oxford Road and Deansgate to South West Manchester… (View Post)

If it weren't for their about-turn in office, they could have made hay with the tuition fees issue. But they've basically now ceded that ground to the greens for a generation. (View Post)

Inane. I'm probably more sympathetic to Israel than many. But that's just stupid. (View Post)

Most Tory leadership elections are like this. I've long thought the main reason is that they really enjoy it. (View Post)