Mayor of Manchester Andy Burnham has emphasised the importance of a stronger rail link between the North East and North West of England. The former Labour MP for Leigh was speaking at Newcastle’s Discovery Museum on Friday afternoon as part of a These Islands event panel which also included current […]
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PM promises £5billion transport revolution
Boris Johnson has given the green light to a £5bn “transport revolution” and HS2. The Prime Minister told the House of Commons in a statement at lunchtime that the government would spend £5bn on local bus and cycle networks. He also announced a commitment to building the HS2 rail link […]
Opinion: HS2 – Just a token gesture to the North?
On June 23rd 2014, the then Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osbourne addressed a conference in the Manchester Science and industry Museum. In a grandiose speech given to industry leaders, he proposed widescale regeneration of the Northern industry and economy and backed a campaign to ‘power up the North’ – […]