If we committed £1bn/year to building High Speed Rail for the next 50 years and £500m a year to electrify the railway, until it is done, we would develop huge skills and very efficient teams. We don&… (View Post)

Bordeaux to Paris. Within the EU. New high speed rail cost - €8.5bn Yet the EU is to blame for the UK having overblown infrastructure costs. You're having a laugh. (View Post)

So are France, Spain, Poland, Italy and every other EU country, yet they do not have the same problem. Why ? (View Post)

at least he acknowledges the problem literally never heard any other politician suggest it needs major reform (View Post)

Blame the treasury Green Book, any party that can genuienly fix the London centric nature of all treasury funding that comes through that process, goiving a fairer share to the regions, will become p… (View Post)