It also causes as many problems as it solves. Sure, you can get to Crewe quicker, but then you have to take local services off the Crewe-Stockport line to accommodate all the HS2 trains. So we can al… (View Post)

He also doesn't make all the decisions himself. But it wouldn't be a surprise if the staffers responsible for 'what decisions can we make about HS2 which will make the fewest people ha… (View Post)

There is a rumour doing the rounds that the Tories were going to use the Manchester conference to announce that HS2 Phase 2b would be de-prioritised in favour of doing Northern Powerhouse Rail - only… (View Post)

Yes, it's weird, because he's the first PM we've had with a northern constituency since Blair. (And don't go saying Richmond's atypical; Richmond is just as much a part of th… (View Post)

I know it's increasingly unfashionable, but I quite like humans. Some of my best friends are humans. (View Post)