HS2 was never the north’s salvation
We have to abandon our obsession with this sinkhole of hope and money.
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Westminster doesn’t understand how reluctant people are to use their car
Better public transport would be good for growth, good for net zero, and good for all those who drive only…
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Labour will not bring HS2 to Manchester – what does Andy Burnham think?
The Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham challenges Keir Starmer to commit to “true” Northern Powerhouse Rail.
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On HS2, Labour is right to be cautious
High-speed rail alone won’t automatically solve regional inequality. We need the right accompanying policies, too.
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How to unblock the UK’s infrastructure logjam
Data from UK government agencies show years of delay for major projects that will impact future economic growth.
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Letter of the week: Travelling backwards
Write to letters@newstatesman.co.uk to have your thoughts voiced in the New Statesman magazine.
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The Greens share the blame for HS2’s demise
Caroline Lucas and her allies can’t denounce the Tories for scrapping a project they spent years attacking.
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What would a Labour government do about HS2 and levelling up?
As the party’s conference nears, the opposition will have to set out its plans to bring economic growth to all…
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Rishi Sunak’s factionalism has broken the political consensus
How will Labour respond?
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Where does Labour stand on HS2?
Rishi Sunak’s intention to shelve the high-speed link to Manchester poses dilemmas for the opposition as well as the Conservatives.
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The farce of scrapping the Manchester leg of HS2
Only this government would announce a policy such as this in Manchester, and still lay claim to levelling up.
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The real reason Britain can’t build anything
From HS2 to housing shortages, we forget that two-thirds of the British population live on a quarter of the land.
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HS2 is another casualty of Britain’s optimistic accounting
Politicians were informed in 2016 that the line would overrun its costs, yet that message never reached parliament.
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In austerity Britain, councils have sold off billions in public assets
We are still paying the price for cuts to public services – we must boost power locally to redress this.
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In power, Labour will have to act like a wartime cabinet
Would an “activist” Starmer government have what it takes to rebuild Britain’s collapsing infrastructure?
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Bradford’s high-speed rail saga exposes Britain’s short-termism
The government may be revising its decision not to include the Yorkshire city in its rail plans – and that…
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HS2 is a symptom of our terminal decline
Jeremy Hunt may claim Britain has a bright, innovative future, but his Treasury cares only about getting things on the…
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The hidden cost for Boris Johnson’s government of scrapping HS2 plans
The cry to “just spend the money on improving local railways” sounds electorally appealing, but comes with its own problems.
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Rishi Sunak’s transport cuts are a false economy – and the whole country will pay the price
The Chancellor’s self-imposed straitjacket on infrastructure spending means that difficult decisions need to be made on capital projects, however valuable…
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The great rail betrayal: Boris Johnson has abandoned the north
The government’s defence of its Integrated Rail Plan is like trying to persuade someone that cutting out the middle bit…
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