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HS2 isn’t about reducing CO2 or the North-South divide, says DfT

Read the latest: Opponents of the Government’s high-speed rail plans were this week scrutinising hundreds of pages of documentation issued by the DfT in support... continued

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20 January
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20 January
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20 January
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20 January
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19 January
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17 January
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16 January
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Andrew Forster
When high-speed rail was first touted as a much-needed investment for the UK by Jim Steer, founder of Greengauge 21, it met...
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Phil Goodwin
There are many reasons given by retailers under pressure why their businesses are not doing so well, most of which relate to...
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James Dark
The challenges retailers face from the faltering economy were illustrated graphically last month by Mary Portas’s...
10 January
Andrew Forster
Ever since Britain’s bus services were deregulated outside London in 1986, the debate has raged between those who say...
10 January
Hugh Morgan, Merton Cycling Campaign
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23 January
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20 January
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20 January
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20 January
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Someone please enlighten me. How does he calculate "average passenger load"?... continued

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