The fact there would be that kind of demand, for a train journey of only 2 hours, demonstrates just how much we needed HS2 to open up some capacity (not speed FFS). 3rd runway at Heathrow to enable p… (View Post)

I'm quite close to putting "deregulate" in the same box as "productivity growth" and "reform", as things that people say all the time, but don't understand and… (View Post)

The problem with cancelling big projects like HS2/nuclear is that industry is going to take this systemic political uncertainty and apply it to the cost of infrastructure across the UK. I'm told… (View Post)

Cardiff University seems to have a significant cultural/academic footprint. I think I know three people who did Masters there. Probably confirmation bias. (View Post)

That's...true actually. When you go travelling this is a big selling point AirBnB use to differentiate themselves from anonymous hotels in sterile parts of town. Then you have instagram obsessed… (View Post)