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Originally posted by BrilloPad View PostCreating a Northern House rail network to link Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds and Newcastle?
Then creating a new parliament somewhere in the middle and selling the current building for houses?
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Originally posted by chopper View PostThe anti-HS2 brigade don't offer an alternative to massively increasing the capacity of the West Coast Main Line, which is full.
Then creating a new parliament somewhere in the middle and selling the current building for houses?
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Originally posted by Hobosapien View PostOk, so they may need longer platforms. In the meantime have the train stop twice at each station, once for each end of the train.
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Originally posted by mattfx View PostIsn't Philip Green tied to the Tory Gov. as some kind of financial adviser?
(Was listening to LBC earlier were Downing Street phoned up to "correct" the presenters. )
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Originally posted by chopper View PostThe anti-HS2 brigade don't offer an alternative to massively increasing the capacity of the West Coast Main Line, which is full.
Ok, so they may need longer platforms. In the meantime have the train stop twice at each station, once for each end of the train.
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Originally posted by OwlHoot View PostSo now Carillion has gone under, the Government can safely cancel the ridiculous EU-mandated white elephant?
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Could it be the HS2 project was only being kept alive to try and avoid Carillion going under?
So now Carillion has gone under, the Government can safely cancel the ridiculous EU-mandated white elephant?
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Isn't Philip Green tied to the Tory Gov. as some kind of financial adviser?
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I did have to check that the chairman wasn't that Philip Green of BHS notoriety.
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Originally posted by fullyautomatix View PostI bet a lot of fat cats made their short term money in all this mess. Win contracts by bidding the lowest and pocket the sales commission.
Carillion share price: Behind the scenes of the construction giant's annus horribilis | City A.M.
I lost a few grand on that one hoping it would bounce. Bailed before it went bankrupt, but no bounce :-(
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And....they are gone!!
2 £ billion contracts awarded since the first profit warning and yet collapsed like a pack of cards.
Any CUK members affected?
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