What we need is an inquiry into how and why HS2 was such a clusterfuck. They should aim to start the inquiry sometime in the early 2030s, make sure it runs for at least 53 years and costs sixteen qui… (View Post)

I have. I still think we gottem beat. They will probably end up with a train that is genuinely faster, and genuinely goes from LA to SF We will end up with a train that goes at 16mph, from a shed nea… (View Post)

One can only laugh in the darkness "NEW Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander announces that the new lower speed curtailed HS2 trains between Old Oak Common and Brum will not run start running for… (View Post)

Remember that big row we had, a few days ago? When I had an epiphany on the train from Berwick to King’s X, and I realised the big problem with HS2 was the obsession with speed? As I said then, we do… (View Post)

In ten years no one will study English lit. In 15 years drooling people who can barely tie their laces will be amazed that people once read things called “books” (View Post)