The NHS is the envy of the world, said no-one who’s ever lived in another OECD country. (View Post)

Indeed I agree with that, but the realities of the design criteria make it much more difficult. The alternative would have been a long viaduct over much of the route, sadly that doesn’t curry favour … (View Post)

The HS2 project included a massive training centre, basically a college of railway engineering and construction, because they didn’t have enough people with the required skills. It would be a massive… (View Post)

Of course, absolutely. Vote Conservative #TeamKemi 💙 (View Post)

The root of the problem is congestion south of Birmingham on the WCML, which was the reasoning for doing the London to Birmingham section first. But yes the whole project has been a mess from start t… (View Post)