| Date | Title | Description |
| 19.06.2025 | HS2: A Train Wreck in Slow Motion | The high-speed rail project known as HS2 is a tale of ambition gone awry. Once envisioned as a sleek connector between London and Birmingham, it has devolved into a saga of delays, cost overruns, and political finger-pointing. The latest an... |
| 19.06.2025 | HS2: A Train Wreck on the Tracks of Time | The High-Speed 2 (HS2) project is a cautionary tale. Once a beacon of progress, it now stands as a monument to mismanagement. The latest revelations from the UK government paint a grim picture. Delays stretch into the horizon, costs spiral ... |
| 19.06.2025 | Labour must not overlook London when it comes to infrastructure spending | The Spending Review saw investment in Scotland, the Midlands and the North but this not come at the expense of London, which is essential to the growth of the entire nation. The infrastructure strategy is a chance to correct the course, say... |
| 19.06.2025 | CMA to probe delivery of UK road and railway projects as costs soar | The UK’s competition watchdog will launch a review into the delivery of UK road and railway infrastructure amid widespread delays and cost overruns.
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said its study would focus on “persistent issue... |
| 18.06.2025 | HS2 faces two more years of delay amid ‘litany of failures’ | Ministers will delay HS2 by at least another two years and outline a “litany of failures” which have led to costs on the project spiralling out of control, in the latest storm facing Britain’s biggest infrastructure project.
Transport secre... |
| 18.06.2025 | HS2: Transport secretary confirms two-year delay after ‘shambolic mess’ | Transport secretary Heidi Alexander has confirmed that HS2 will be delayed by at least two years, slamming previous handling of the project as an “appalling” and “shambolic mess”.
The embattled high-speed rail link will be pushed back beyon... |
| 18.06.2025 | HS2: Can it be pulled back from the brink? | For anyone who has followed the debacle surrounding HS2, the transport secretary’s scathing verdict on Wednesday will come as no surprise.
The “appalling mess” of HS2, as Heidi Alexander put it, means there is “no route” to delivering the s... |
| 15.06.2025 | Reeves to lay out 10-year infrastructure plan worth £725bn | Chancellor Reeves is set to deliver a 10-year infrastructure strategy plan which will lay out efforts to boost growth and upgrade services across the UK.
The new blueprint for UK infrastructure will come around a week after Reeves delivered... |
| 12.06.2025 | ‘I tried to warn them, but no one listened’ – one man’s crusade against HS2 | “History will not be kind to those who, if it is pursued, push through this silly scheme.”
It is not far off a decade since Lord Framlingham decided to take drastic action against HS2, the deeply troubled high-speed rail project connecting ... |
| 11.06.2025 | Spending Review: Colossal £25bn for HS2 eclipses other transport pledges | HS2’s colossal funding package eclipses all other railway investment pledges that Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced in her Spending Review.
Reeves pledged £3.5bn investment into the Transpennine route upgrade and £2.5bn for East-West rail ... |
| 29.05.2025 | The Tax Game: Football Clubs Under Scrutiny | In the world of football, where passion meets profit, a storm is brewing. The HMRC (Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs) has cast its net wide, launching investigations into 33 professional football clubs. The reason? Allegations of misuse of... |
| 27.05.2025 | HS2 regrets failure to protect key whistleblower who raised cost concerns | HS2 has said it regrets the treatment of a key whistleblower who was pushed out of the project after raising concerns that staff had artificially kept cost estimates low.
Stephen Cresswell, a former senior HS2 cost analyst, will receive a s... |
| 21.05.2025 | The Infrastructure Dilemma: Talent Exodus and Royal Interests | The landscape of British infrastructure is shifting. A storm brews on the horizon, threatening to disrupt major projects. Two key factors are at play: a talent drain to the Middle East and the Crown Estate's strategic maneuvers. Together, t... |
| 20.05.2025 | Blue collar brain drain to Saudi is harming major infrastructure projects | An exodus of talent from Britain’s infrastructure sector to the Middle East is harming the delivery of major projects in the UK, according to the head of a key labour supplier.
“Certain skills are missing in every level really when you look... |
| 16.05.2025 | Boss of King Charles property portfolio in talks with old firm for slice of HS2 Euston | King Charles’ property company is in talks to buy up part of HS2’s Euston site from its floundering owner, according to reports.
The Crown Estate, led by Dan Labbad, is in talks with the Australian developer Lendlease for a 50 per cent stak... |
| 07.05.2025 | Network Rail faces extra £213m National Insurance hit | Network Rail will take an additional £213m hit over the next few years from the National Insurance tax hikes announced in Rachel Reeves’ Autumn Budget, it has been revealed.
The figure marks a 16 per cent increase on a previously expected p... |
| 23.04.2025 | Heathrow's Balancing Act: Profit, Growth, and Infrastructure Challenges | Heathrow Airport stands at a crossroads. The iconic West London hub is poised to carry a record 84.2 million passengers in 2025, a slight increase from the previous year. Yet, beneath this optimistic facade lies a complex web of challenges.... |
| 23.04.2025 | Heathrow's Dilemma: A Hub in Decline | Heathrow Airport, once a crown jewel of global travel, now wears a tarnished badge. It’s the world’s most expensive airport, yet it struggles to make the top 20 in rankings. This paradox raises eyebrows and questions. How did Heathrow, a cr... |
| 17.04.2025 | Inheritance tax changes threaten UK’s infrastructure push | Inheritance tax changes will wreck the UK’s construction supply chain even as ministers put major infrastructure projects at the heart of plans for economic growth, according to a prominent lobby group.
A string of schemes including five Lo... |
| 09.04.2025 | British Steel: Talks ongoing as hopes of ‘solution in sight’ for Scunthorpe | Talks are ongoing as government ministers battle for the future of British Steel this week, with hopes of a “commercial solution in sight”.
The firm has launched a consultation on the proposed closure of blast furnaces at its Scunthorpe pla... |
| 24.03.2025 | Spring Statement 2025: Reeves urged to fund Bakerloo Line and HS2 Euston | London’s property sector has called on Rachel Reeves to introduce new funding models in the Spring Statement to prevent critical transport projects, such as HS2 Euston in the UK capital from stalling.
The London Property Alliance, which rep... |
| 20.03.2025 | The Balancing Act: Office Attendance and Environmental Concerns in Modern Infrastructure | In the bustling world of corporate law and infrastructure development, two stories emerge, each highlighting a different facet of modern challenges. One revolves around the strict office attendance policies of law firms, while the other gra... |
| 19.03.2025 | Exclusive: Top transport civil servant who oversaw HS2 to step down | Dame Bernadette Kelly, the top civil servant at the Department for Transport (DfT), is to step down after nearly eight years in the role.
A Whitehall veteran with four decades of experience, Kelly was appointed permanent secretary in April ... |
| 18.03.2025 | Could bats put East West Rail off track? | A billion-pound railway line linking Oxford and Cambridge is a bellwether for the obstacles facing British infrastructure projects.
The project, named East West Rail, would provide a direct connection between the two university cities for t... |
| 14.03.2025 | Will Man United’s stadium project really deliver £7.3bn a year to the UK? | It wasn’t just the big top design and Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s comparison’s with the Eiffel Tower that raised eyebrows when Manchester United revealed the latest plans for a new £2bn stadium to replace Old Trafford this week.
The benefits foreca... |
| 13.03.2025 | HS2 should not re-negotiate contracts, says Balfour Beatty boss | The chief executive of a construction firm tasked with delivering Old Oak Common station has said HS2 should not prioritise re-negotiating its contracts and instead focus on delivery.
A scathing report from the Public Accounts Committee (PA... |
| 15.01.2025 | Government too involved in HS2, warns top infrastructure adviser | - |
| 30.12.2024 | HS2’s new boss Mark Wild warns the company is in a ‘very serious situation’ | - |
| 11.12.2024 | HS2: Rail minister reveals new plans for Euston terminus | - |
| 10.12.2024 | HS2: Costs for London Euston section reach over £7.5bn | - |
| 04.12.2024 | Costain wins major HS2 contract | - |
| 21.11.2024 | The New Age of Construction: Building a Sustainable Future with Technology | Construction is evolving. It’s no longer just about bricks and mortar. It’s about innovation, efficiency, and sustainability. At the forefront of this transformation is Husseini Musa Kehinde, a digital construction specialist who is reshapi... |
| 21.11.2024 | Meet Husseini Musa Kehinde: The expert transforming construction through advanced technologies | Husseini Musa Kehinde
Construction, once dominated by manual labour and traditional practices, has undergone a profound transformation with the rise of advanced technologies. Gone are the days of relying solely on physical blueprints and se... |
| 30.10.2024 | Autumn Budget 2024: Major HS2 and train route updates unveiled | - |
| 25.09.2024 | Hurry up HS2, the diggers are coming | Time is short for the government on HS2. That’s been the message this week as politicians and executives gather at the Labour Party conference in Liverpool.
Two key stories have emerged over the last couple of days in the Times and Telegrap... |
| 18.07.2024 | HS2 plans sweeping job cuts and major restructuring as it battles soaring costs | - |
| 02.05.2023 | DIGIT Leader | Driving Data-led Decision-making in Government | To be human is to be tasked with a deluge of decisions each day. And from the lesser, more menial ones to the larger decisions that are far more consequential, we all want to settle on and make the choices we feel are the correct ones.
For ... |
| 04.01.2022 | Jacobs Engineering : HS2 Celebrates Big Carbon Saving on UK's Longest Rail Bridge | Jacobs is part of the team working for or on behalf of HS2to stay on track to cut the amount of embedded carbon in the Colne Valley Viaductby at least 28.4%, as works continue for what will be the U.K.'s longest railway bridge. Applying les... |
| 11.10.2021 | Prysmian S p A : Group extends its partnership with Openreach to support Full Fibre broadband plan | PRESS RELEASE
PRYSMIAN GROUP EXTENDS ITS PARTNERSHIP WITH OPENREACH TO SUPPORT FULL FIBRE
BROADBAND PLAN
CEO M. DEL BRENNA: "PRYSMIAN INVESTING IN TELECOM INNOVATION TO ENSURE CUTTING-EDGE
SOLUTIONS TO OUR PARTNERS"
Milan, October... |
| 06.08.2021 | ICON to 3D print Martian habitat for NASA ‘CHAPEA’ simulations | The nominations for the 2021 3D Printing Industry Awards are now open. Who do you think should make the shortlists for this year’s show? Have your say now.
Texan construction firm ICON has been subcontracted to 3D print a habitat that accur... |
| 12.03.2021 | Studio 24 launches the HS2 Job Brokerage platform | Studio 24 launches the HS2 Job Brokerage platform
12-03-2021
As full construction starts on HS2, thousands of jobs and supply chain opportunities have been created. Studio 24 worked with HS2 to develop a Job Brokerage platform, which brings... |
| 12.03.2021 | Studio 24 launches the HS2 Job Brokerage platform | As full construction starts on HS2, thousands of jobs and supply chain opportunities have been created. Studio 24 worked with HS2 to develop a Job Brokerage platform, which brings together all HS2 related jobs from all contractors across th... |
| 07.03.2021 | Critical Questions For Leaders To Stop The Attrition Of Female Talent | Leaders need to take proactive steps to stem the attrition of women as organisations prepare for the ... [+] next normal.getty |
| 18.03.2014 | Engineers say HS2 should be operational before 2033 | Engineers say HS2 should be operational before 2033
18-03-2014
The new chairman of HS2 Ltd, David Higgins, has published his review of the project, including his thoughts on the progress made so far, its ongoing development and his plans fo... |
| 17.05.2013 | How best to spend £30 billion | How best to spend £30 billion
17-05-2013
As the National Audit Office questions the government's case for a second high-speed railway line, perhaps it is time to ask what alternatives there might be, says The Scientific Alliance.
The UK gov... |
