UK government body advising on large-scale infrastructure projects
Britain could still face hosepipe bans this summer despite rainfall because of lack of new reservoirs
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UK ministers must ‘move faster’ on net zero energy reforms, warns infrastructure tsar
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Macquarie looks to cut stake in UK’s biggest gas network Cadent: Sale will be a key test of investor appetite for gas infrastructure as Britain tries to shift to ...
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‘Design leadership should start from school,’ infrastructure chief tells AJ100 lunch
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The case for a 100-mile national park from Oxford to the Wash: The East of England is facing a critical water shortage. 5th Studio director Tom Holbrook proposes ...
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Michael Gove’s plan for thousands of Cambridge homes at risk from lack of water : Local leaders warn ‘nonsensical’ pledge by central government ignores absence ...
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Budget blowouts and delays: why the UK struggles with infrastructure : A 14-mile road and tunnel project is a microcosm of the cost overruns and missed ...
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Britain’s Economy Is ‘Not Working.’ Here Are 2 Key Reasons.: The power grid can’t keep up with demand for connections, and local planning authorities can block ...
nytimes.com/2024/01/02/business/uk-economy-growth.html
If given the chance to succeed, levelling up could transform the UK: Most economic analysts predict that UK economic growth will continue to flatline in the ...
newstatesman.com/spotlight/economic-growth/regional-development/devolution/2023/12/levelling-up-fund-inequality-infrastructure-regeneration-wsp
When oil and gas infrastructure becomes obsolete: The industrial revolution was powered first by coal, then, from the mid-19th century, oil and gas ...
newstatesman.com/spotlight/sustainability/energy/2023/12/fossil-fuel-assets-oil-gas-infrastructure-economy
UK infrastructure: investors wanted to fund projects: The country’s attractiveness as a destination for private capital is at an all-time low ...
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UK workers could get day off work after law change: A report calls for new law on maximum indoor temperature to stop workers overheating ...
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Hunt cuts national insurance to go for growth but UK still faces record taxation: The Chancellor offered tax cuts for businesses and individuals in the Autumn ...
inews.co.uk/news/politics/hunt-cuts-national-insurance-growth-uk-record-taxation-2772255
Quick Glance: Impact of Hunt's Tax Cuts on Next UK Chancellor
- Next government may face cuts in public services to meet Autumn Statement pledges
- Jeremy Hunt's tax cuts have implications for his successor at the Treasury after the next UK general election. Economists warn of significant cuts to public services due to the pledged £20bn tax cuts.
- Paul Johnson, director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies, highlighted the challenge Hunt or his successor would face in managing post-election pressure on public services.
- While the decision was well-received by business groups and the right-wing press, it leaves large parts of the public sector with austerity measures, with unclear implementation plans.
New infrastructure is desperately needed in Stratford district: Stratford District Council called on the government to allocate funding to the district for more ...
stratfordobserver.co.uk/news/new-infrastructure-is-desperately-needed-in-stratford-district/
UK infrastructure needs much more investment, say government advisers: National Infrastructure Commission says public transport, home heating and water networks ...
theguardian.com/business/2023/oct/18/uk-infrastructure-needs-much-more-investment-say-government-advisers
Infrastructure chiefs urge Rishi Sunak to not sell off HS2 land: Land purchased for HS2 should not be sold off in a “kneejerk, snap reaction” and should be kept ...
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'Get on with it': UK advisors call for infrastructure surge: Britain requires tens of billions of pounds of extra infrastructure investment each year between now ...
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Axing HS2 Manchester leg would be a tragedy, says UK infrastructure chief: Sir John Armitt says cost of project needs to curbed, but that there are ‘massive ...
theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/sep/23/axing-hs2-manchester-leg-would-a-tragedy-says-uk-infrastructure-chief
How are new rail networks boosting the economy?: Rail infrastructure projects have the potential to transform the cities and towns they serve ...
newstatesman.com/spotlight/economic-growth/regional-development/transport/2023/09/rail-networks-transport-employment-sustainability-wsp
Extra £10bn a year and new ‘design culture’ needed in UK infrastructure, says NIC
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How to get from Old Oak Common to Birmingham in 23 years: Infrastructure is good. Countries and regions with more factories, power supplies, ports ...
standard.co.uk/comment/high-speed-rail-hs2-rishi-sunak-birmingham-old-oak-common-b1109318.html
Take the party politics out of planning and housing policies: Planning, housing and infrastructure have never been more salient political issues – and for good ...
architectsjournal.co.uk/news/opinion/take-the-party-politics-out-of-planning-and-housing-policies
“We don’t want to run out of water”: tackling the UK’s drought problem: The UK might colloquially be known as a “wet” country, but as global temperatures rise ...
newstatesman.com/spotlight/climate-energy-nature/2023/07/water-drought-flooding-heatwaves-climate-resilience-wsp
The Policy Ask with James Heath: “The UK has been very slow on decarbonising buildings”
newstatesman.com/spotlight/climate-energy-nature/2023/07/james-heath-national-infrastructure-commission-interview
The True Cost of Water Includes the Value of Trust: Consumers can expect to pay more for H2O in the future.
bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-07-07/the-true-cost-of-water-includes-the-value-of-trust
Britain Faces a Giant Water Bill, And Nobody Wants to Pay It: The cost to fix the water industry is expected to run to hundreds of billions of pounds and is ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-07-01/why-nobody-wants-to-pay-britain-s-giant-water-bill
Ministers battle to avoid bailing out Thames Water over £14bn debts: Britain's largest water company is reported to be struggling with its debts and may be ...
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Quick Glance: UK water sector faces major crisis since 1989 privatization
- Contingency plan to rescue Thames Water and other struggling companies
- Thames Water at risk of temporary nationalization
- Water companies burdened with high debt
- Labour exploits water sector chaos for political advantage
Luxon's infrastructure pledges don't mention climate: National’s five-point infrastructure plan contains some familiar elements.
newsroom.co.nz/pro/page/luxons-infrastructure-pledges-dont-mention-climate
The Policy Ask with Martin Tugwell: “Free public transport could deliver economic, environmental and social benefits”
newstatesman.com/spotlight/regional-development/2023/05/interview-martin-tugwell-free-public-transport-devolution-north
Paid articlePaid Strip council powers to block onshore wind farms, ministers urged: Councils should be stripped of powers to block onshore wind farms in order to push through the ...
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Without new water infrastructure, the UK risks running dry: If we want to be a water-resilient country, we need new infrastructure. But a complex planning system ...
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Without new water infrastructure, the UK risks running dry: If we want to be a water-resilient country, we need new infrastructure. But a complex planning system ...
cityam.com/without-new-water-infrastructure-the-uk-risks-running-dry/
Why can't Britain build any infrastructure? Delays, delays, delays...: Major UK infrastructure projects are taking far long than they used to despite ...
cityam.com/why-cant-britain-build-any-infrastructure-delays-delays-delays/
Wales roads report calls for policies on tolls, new projects and EV charging: FSB Wales’ new report Different Routes, Same Destination was launched today
dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/road-tolls-strategy-new-highway-26932903
Slow and outdated A-roads ‘threaten economic growth’: Dozens of major roads across Britain have become so congested and in need of upgrading that they risk ...
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Paid articlePaid Lake or mistake? The row over water firms, drought and Abingdon’s new super-reservoir
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Experts fear second summer of hosepipe bans and water shortages after dry winter: If spring is dry too then there are fears of another summer of problems
walesonline.co.uk/news/uk-news/summer-hosepipe-bans-water-shortages-26479005
Hosepipe ban brewing amid 'acute risk of water shortages', warn climate, farming and infrastructure chiefs
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Fixing Britain’s national water supply will be a marathon: But there’s no time to waste
economist.com/britain/2023/03/30/fixing-britains-national-water-supply-will-be-a-marathon
Ministers urged to ‘go big’ to hit UK economic and green targets, not ‘stutter’ along
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UK taking ‘big gamble’ on further drop in energy prices, infrastructure expert warns
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Paid articlePaid Portsmouth Water set to build Havant Thicket reservoir in southern Hampshire: As an estimated 30 new reservoirs are needed in the UK, the Havant Thicket ...
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If spring is dry too then there are fears of another summer of problems
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National advisers are being warned that the UK need to be prepared for another summer of hosepipe bans and water shortages
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Hosepipe ban expected this summer amid water shortages: Farming and infrastructure chiefs are urging people to prepare for a second summer of water shortages and ...
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England will become a 'brown and unpleasant land' without new reservoirs, water industry warns
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Government support for Blyth battery plant 'still on table', NIC leader says : Sir John Armitt, chair of the National Infrastructure Commission ...
business-live.co.uk/economic-development/government-support-north-east-ev-26017350
Lack of investment could leave 600,000 English properties at risk of flooding: Number of homes at high risk likely to almost double by 2055, warns report by ...
theguardian.com/environment/2022/nov/29/lack-of-investment-could-leave-600000-english-properties-at-risk-of-flooding
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