03 August 2017 When In A Hole – Keep Digging HS2 will revive British tunnelling by J.R. Thomas Last week we looked at HS2 and what it may do, or may not do, for some of Britain’s regional cities. Preparation work has been under way for a couple of years with construction teams being assembled,… Continue reading Issue116:2017 08 03: When In A Hole – Keep Digging(JR Thomas)
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Issue 115:2017 07 27:Digging Deep(J R Thomas)
27 July 2017 Digging Deep What will HS 2 achieve? by J R Thomas Whatever the pressures on the finances of the country, whatever turmoil assails the senior management, however many rearguard actions the doughty protestors continue to fight, HS2 will soon begin serious construction works. HS2 is the rather anonymous and dull pseudonym of… Continue reading Issue 115:2017 07 27:Digging Deep(J R Thomas)
Issue 115:2017 07 27:End-of-Term Diary of a Corbynista(Don Urquhart)
27 July 2017 End-of-Term Diary of a Corbynista Now off to the marginals by Don Urquhart 12 July Simon Hart is a Tory MP who is organising a Westminster Hall debate about abuse of MP’s. He has tried to blame Momentum for this but there is also ample evidence of organised defamation of Corbyn… Continue reading Issue 115:2017 07 27:End-of-Term Diary of a Corbynista(Don Urquhart)
Issue 114: 2017 07 20: Week In Brief: UK
20 July 2017 Week In Brief: UK Brexit BREXIT BILL: The Government has published the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill which will repeal the European Communities Act 1972, the statute which gives EU legislation effect in the UK. The bill, which has the effect of freezing the law as at the date of Brexit so that… Continue reading Issue 114: 2017 07 20: Week In Brief: UK
Issue94:2017 03 02: All aboard (J.R.Thomas)
02 March 2017 All Aboard Trains carry a punch by J.R.Thomas This is indeed the age of the train. Britain has finally committed (the House of Commons approved it last week) to building High Speed Two, or HS2 as we shall doubtless come to know it; in fact we will probably come to know it… Continue reading Issue94:2017 03 02: All aboard (J.R.Thomas)
Issue 80: 2016 11 17: Week in Brief financial
17 November 2016 Week In Brief: BUSINESS AND THE CITY THERE IS A TIDE …: In an island such as Britain, surrounded by a restless sea, the urge to harness that power to create energy has long captivated entrepreneurs and inventors. The obvious place to begin is with tidal barrages, and a number have been… Continue reading Issue 80: 2016 11 17: Week in Brief financial
Issue 77:2016 10 27: Week in Brief (Financial)
27 October 2016 Week in Brief:BUSINESS AND THE CITY THE PRICE OF PLEASURE: The effects of the weak pound are starting to hit British consumers where it hurts – in their sweet tooth. Nestle, the Swiss domiciled chocolate and food manufacturer who own the former Rowntree’s brand in the UK, have announced that they will… Continue reading Issue 77:2016 10 27: Week in Brief (Financial)
Issue 62: 2016 07 14: Week in Brief: UK
14 July 2016 Week in Brief: UK Politics PRIME MINISTER: Following Andrea Leadsom’s withdrawal from the contest, Theresa May was left as the only candidate for the leadership of the Conservative party and accordingly became Prime Minister on Wednesday. See comment The Chilcot Report and Mrs May. LABOUR LEADERSHIP: Angela Eagle has issued a challenge… Continue reading Issue 62: 2016 07 14: Week in Brief: UK
Issue 57:2016 06 09: Another one along shortly (J.R.Thomas)
09 June 2016 Another One Along Shortly by J.R.Thomas The world of British transport politics is unusually surreal, and has become ever more so recently, under the attentions of Messrs Cameron, Osborne, and Johnson. It is an odd thing that we accept that the free market will provide our clothes and our food and our… Continue reading Issue 57:2016 06 09: Another one along shortly (J.R.Thomas)
Issue56:2016 06 02:Week in Brief Financial
02 June 2016 Week In Brief: BUSINESS AND THE CITY PARKING A PROFIT: Blackstone, the American owned private equity business which had a good time in the recession buying lots of assets at bargain prices, especially in the property and banking sectors, is cashing in one of its big holdings. It is selling, through… Continue reading Issue56:2016 06 02:Week in Brief Financial
Issue 40: 2016 02 11: Week in Brief: UK
11 February 2016 Week in Brief: UK EU NEGOTIATIONS: Debate has begun over the terms which David Cameron has negotiated with the EU. However, the terms are still only in draft form and may not represent the final conditions which EU institutions and countries will be prepared to agree. The draft has already sparked debate… Continue reading Issue 40: 2016 02 11: Week in Brief: UK
