One of the most depressing aspects of contemporary debate on major issues is the way lobbying cynically reduces complex issues to simplistic, binary choices. On energy production it’s: Concentrating on wind and solar is the only route to carbon reduction. or If we don’t it’ll be back to coal, oil and gas for our power. On mainline rail capacity it’s: […]
HS2 needs to be paused for an independent review
As the Government’s Autmn Statement comes nearer, HS2 fans and opponents are watching closely to see what the Government does. Will it let the truncated but still eye-wateringly expensive remains continue as now? Will further surgery remove bits, or even the whole lot north of Birimingham? Will it scrap the lot, leaving a swathe of destruction and part-completed civil engineering […]