Keir Starmer’s speech: Five things to watch for October 10, 2023 Keir Starmer will make his speech at conference in Liverpool this afternoon in a bid to convince voters he can win the next general election.
Rail workers ‘at war’ with government, union boss says October 9, 2023 Rail workers are “at war” with the government, a union boss has said, as Labour faced calls to commit to building HS2 in full. Mick Whelan, general secretary of the train drivers’ union Aslef, said his members have been on strike for 16 months in a “Westminster-driven” dispute. He accused the government of wanting to send [...]
The Notebook: Marcus Geddes on what makes a modern office October 9, 2023 Today, Marcus Geddes, managing director at Landsec, takes the Notebook pen to talk all about the modern office Don’t let others fool you, there’s strength in flexible offices Demand for flexible offices is higher than ever before, but do people really know what ‘flex’ means? A common misconception is that flex is just co-working spaces [...]
HS2: Plans for Euston section ‘wishful thinking’, says Khan October 8, 2023 London Mayor Sadiq Khan has written to the Prime Minister to "express serious concerns" over plans for the Euston section of the project.
Maybe the HS2 money could be better spent on a Bitcoin treasury, Mr Sunak? October 6, 2023 Jason Deane bows out of Crypto AM Daily with some final thoughts on Bitcoin and narratives that shape our financial world.
HS2 will not reach Euston without private investment October 5, 2023 HS2 will not be extended to Euston unless enough private investment is secured.
HS2’s northern leg scrapped: What’s being planned instead – and has London been snubbed? October 5, 2023 It seemed unthinkable not long ago, but Rishi Sunak scrapped the Manchester leg of HS2 – and said it will be replaced by hundreds of new projects. The scrapping means everything past the London to Birmingham leg, which is already under construction, will be torched, with the PM citing ballooning costs for pulling the plug. [...]
Sunak faces backlash from Johnson and Cameron over HS2 axing – as he’s reported to the police in Scotland October 5, 2023 Rishi Sunak has faced criticism from his predecessors in Number 10 for losing a “once-in-a-generation opportunity” by cancelling the northern leg of HS2. The Prime Minister defied senior Tories and business leaders to scrap HS2 from Birmingham to Manchester saying “the facts have changed” and the cost of the high-speed rail scheme had “more than [...]
Sunak strips HS2 bosses of London Euston responsibility: ‘There must be accountability for mistakes made’ October 4, 2023 HS2 Ltd has been stripped of responsibility for Euston station as there “must be some accountability for the mistakes made”, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said. Rishi Sunak used his speech at the Conservative Party conference to confirm that the high-speed railway will reach the central London station after developing a plan that will generate cost [...]
‘Done the unthinkable’: HS2 northern leg scrapped, Rishi Sunak confirms in Tory conference speech October 4, 2023 The northern leg of HS2 from Birmingham to Manchester has been scrapped, Rishi Sunak has announced. The Prime Minister confirmed the decision to axe the route as he made his keynote speech at the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester today. Sunak said: “I am ending this long running saga. I am cancelling the rest of [...]