It is good to see the Federation for Small Businesses (FSB) adopting a welcome shift of position in its Business Manifesto for the 2015-2020 Government issued during the Party Conference season.
Infrastructure is a central part of what the FSB … Read more › “Guarantee HS2 investment is additional, says Federation of Small Businesses”
Crossrail connection planned to the West Coast Main Line
In a case of better late than never, the announcement of a DfT study into a connection between Crossrail and the West Coast Main Line is most welcome. This concept emerged … Read more › “Buckinghamshire is to be an HS2 beneficiary”
Sir Peter Hall, doyen of British town planners, famous since his first book ‘The World Cities’ was published in 1966, died last week. He has been Professor at Reading, Berkeley and most recently University College London, and was a former … Read more › “In Memoriam – Sir Peter Hall”
The government has responded to the independent HS2 Growth Taskforce’s report by challenging towns and cities to seize the full transformational potential of HS2, offering new funding to help local areas develop their HS2 strategies. The Taskforce published its report … Read more › “Getting set for HS2: Responding to the HS2 Growth Taskforce”
