infrastructure
What does the Spending Review mean for growth in our cities?
Everyone knew there would be very little money to spare in Wednesday’s Spending Review and Thursday’s ‘Growth Statement’. The slow recovery of the national economy has put paid to any attempts to move away from ‘austerity’, so departmental cuts of up to 10 per cent came as no surprise.
We need an infrastructure strategy beyond the M25
Today’s announcements about infrastructure spending are yet another U-turn for a coalition government which cut capital spending far too deeply at the last spending round.
Just 1 in 100 government infrastructure projects completed
Less than one in 100 of the coalitions infrastructure projects are finished, according to figures which will be put to the government by Labour tomorrow.
Scottish infrastructure plans an uncosted “bribe” claim opposition parties
The Scottish government yesterday published an update to its own Infrastructure Investment Plan, described as an uncosted “bribe” by opposition parties.
The North needs more than just capital connections
If the North of England is to move on from its industrial past and fully contribute to national prosperity, it needs a more level playing field
Budget 2012: Will the coalition u-turn on its ‘no new runways’ pledge?
John Stewart, chair of AirportWatch, writes about the government’s recent remarks on airport expansion and aviation, following today’s budget.