It's reusing the HS2 bill for the bit from High Legh to Piccadilly as part of the proposed Manchester-Liverpool alignment. (View Post)

Interestingly, there is currently an Academy trust suggesting that they might address the issue of teacher recruitment by allowing their teachers to take some of that in income rather than pension. J… (View Post)

Yes, teachers, and indeed most white collar public sector workers (I am one) are actually quite well compensated - there's just a strange balance towards pension over take home pay. Personally t… (View Post)

Metrolink's operational cost in GM was funded through farebox revenues until 2020, and is very close to returning to being so. Merseyrail does not cover its costs but is cross-subsidised through… (View Post)

... and I'm fairly sure we do pay roughly the same cost per mile in the north for a far inferior service. (View Post)