Originally in the Independent, 7th July 2012 Michael Gove has referred to the teaching unions as a “drag on the profession”. What is your response to that? The best arguments usually win and union leaders, like others, tend to want to be on the right side of the argument. The two most radical reforms [...]
From the BBC website: The HS2 rail scheme might not be ready before 2030 because of “dither and delay” by ministers, former Transport Secretary Lord Adonis has said. The Labour peer said he feared the legislation needed for the project may not be passed within this parliament. Phase one of the £33bn high-speed rail link, [...]
London needs to start planning now for a new Crossrail line – Crossrail 2 – linking south-west, central, and north-east London, if the capital is to keep moving in and beyond the 2030s. A plan for Crossrail 2 is set out today in the report of a working group which I chaired for London First, [...]
From the Evening Standard London would not be hosting the Olympics in 100 days had we not invested in its transport system. With the mayoral campaign dominated by the row over whether we have to choose between investment or cutting fares, Londoners should recall who is really responsible for the current improvements: Ken Livingstone. Boris [...]
Originally published in The Times The urgently needed high-speed modernisation of our railways is being put at risk by slow-footed ministers The only thing high speed about the development of High Speed 2 in Britain is the treading of water. If Justine Greening, the Transport Secretary, gives the go-ahead to the new rail line from [...]
Times article on high-speed rail and Heathrow The Conservative conference is being targeted by anti-high-speed rail protesters from the Chilterns, battling it out with the leaders of the host city of Manchester who are passionately pro-HS2. It was the same at the Labour and Lib Dem conferences. For the golden rule of high-speed rail is [...]
For Progress We must not oppose high-speed rail for opposition’s sake. High Speed Two is Labour’s scheme in origin and conception. Our battle with the Tories should not be on the existing HS2 proposal, but on taking the line right through from London to Manchester and Leeds as a single project rather than stopping at Birmingham [...]
My interview with Rail Open publication – Free publishing – More andrew adonis Photo: Jon Curnow
For the Huffington Post Today an economic report has been published that reaffirms what we have known all along. High-speed rail will deliver jobs and growth. The report, commissioned by Britain’s leading cities, is supported by politicians and business leaders alike and states that 1,000,000 jobs rely on the support of the Governments investment in [...]
For Progress Labour’s policy review needs to reaffirm its commitment to high-speed rail, ensuring a green alternative to more roads and flights Labour’s plan for high-speed rail, which I unveiled last March, is a key part of our strategy for growth, regional development and sustainable mobility. It is vital Labour’s forthcoming policy review reaffirms our [...]