Oakervee Review

Why HS2 needs to go all the way

24 September 2019
Comment

An assessment of Lord Berkeley’s ideas to scale back HS2

Now that he is appointed deputy Chairman of the Government’s Review of HS2, it is worth re-visiting Lord Berkeley’s opinions on the project. He wrote last year to every MP … Read more › “Why HS2 needs to go all the way”

Scrapping HS2 will delay benefits for the North

31 August 20192 September 2019
Comment

The timing of the Government’s review of HS2 has been carefully calibrated around the unfolding wider political drama. Having an unpublished review at the time of a General Election could help avoid losing Conservative voters to the Brexit Party in … Read more › “Scrapping HS2 will delay benefits for the North”