HS2
High-speed fail
A year ago the electoral strategies of the two main parties seemed set. The Conservatives would stand as the party…
Charles Moore's notes: It's great there's a World Islamic Economic Forum — now can we have a Jewish one?
As I write, the World Islamic Economic Forum is opening in London, the first time it has been held in…
My £30k alternative to HS2
Someone in New York told me this story. I admit that I didn’t believe it when I first heard it.…
Nobody takes a flight from London to Manchester. So why would we take HS2?
From Edinburgh airport there are more than 45 flights a day to London. And, I imagine, the same number back.…
As high speed rail is being dropped in California and France, it's time for Britain to take the hint
The government’s high-speed rail plans will never be implemented
With one cunningly placed number, Boris may have killed HS2
‘Does anyone seriously doubt that this amazing scheme is actually going to go ahead?’ boomed Boris Johnson last week. ‘No…
