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28 September 2023 / 1 June 2024 by Stewart Christie
It seems that HS2 may be about to hit the buffers. “High-speed railway number 2” may, as you read this, have already been shunted into the sidings. The proposed Yorkshire leg was scrapped in 2021 and now it looks like the Birmingham-Manchester route could go the same way, as already astronomical costs continue to spiral […]
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18 August 2023 / 1 June 2024 by Stewart Christie
The Conservative government has gone into a vicious spiral of dog-whistle politics. In the recent by-election in Boris Johnson’s former constituency, the Conservative campaign whipped up local opposition to the ultra-low emissions zone (ULEZ), a green tax levied on higher-polluting cars and vans in London. Prime Minister Sunak has now ordered a review of low-traffic neighbourhoods (LTNs) […]
6 July 2023 / 1 June 2024 by Stewart Christie
The Green Party has called for a halt to all further dividends to water company shareholders until the privatised monopolies – including United Utilities – end dumping sewage into the UK’s waterways and coasts. Rivers up and down the country are facing an assault from all directions, made all the worse by inaction from government, […]