The numbers are good – but HS2 was always a political project
The figures in today’s Treasury benefit cost ratio of HS2 are both positive and spuriously exact. But don’t be fooled – this is a political rather than an economic project.
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Thousands of properties are still without power and train lines suffer continued disruption. But as the weather looks set to worsen, some residents are complaining of being charged for sandbags.
Three military vehicles are destroyed in Bristol in a targeted arson attack claimed by an anarchist group, police have confirmed.
As a power cut hits flood-stricken Datchet, David Cameron promises that money is no object in tackling the crisis. But could its scale have been averted by spending more before now?
It might not have been at a standstill – but a strike by London Underground staff brings chaos and misery to millions struggling to reach work in the face of shut or very reduced services.
The Environment Agency issues 17 severe flood warnings with another stormy spell of weather expected to bring a significant risk of tidal flooding in the coming days.
Britain is braced to see in the new year with a new round of ruinous weather, as gales and floods are predicted to strike again.
With more than 4,000 properties still without power, one energy company increases compensation – but with more bad weather on the way tensions begin to rise.
At least four people have died, thousands of homes are without power, and the transport network is in chaos, as storms batter the UK.
Heavy rain and gale-force winds batter the UK as thousands of people recover from flooding and power disruption to their homes.
Is a brand-new floating airport on the Thames the one-stop solution to Britain’s aviation needs? Or is simple expansion of Gatwick or Heathrow the better option?
A third runway at Heathrow could be toxic for politicians from all three main parties. What did they say then and what are they saying now?
Over 15,000 homes are evacuated and lives are at risk. But residents in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, remain defiant in the face of the worst coastal tidal surge to hit the east coast for over 60 years.
A lorry driver dies in Scotland and homes are evacuated on the east coast of England as the UK braces for the the worst tidal surge in 60 years.
This is the fifth time the government has attempted to make the economic case for the railway. Has it succeeded?
The figures in today’s Treasury benefit cost ratio of HS2 are both positive and spuriously exact. But don’t be fooled – this is a political rather than an economic project.