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Matt Goodwin's train nightmare
Plus is everything we thought we knew about economics actually wrong?
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28 Years Later (Odds and Ends #69)
A post that – surprisingly – isn't about HS2.
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What the NHS can learn from Dave
On branding, legibility and how to communicate change.
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Why HS2 is a disaster
Plus autonomous Uber rides in London, and Tom Forth on the National Data Library
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Is this the secret plan to build HS2 to Manchester?
Known Facts + Wild Speculation = Cope
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SMRs vs Big Daddy Reactors
Plus has Northern Powerhouse Rail saved HS2? And we dig into a controversial digital identity proposal.
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The "BritCard" digital ID proposal is a good idea
Why I've changed my mind on ID cards
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Britain still isn't moving fast enough
Britain's sluggish timelines for building are a democratic disconnect
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The NIMBYs strike back
The Guardian's weird assault on the Planning and Infrastructure Bill
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The NIMBYs have learned to use AI 😩 (Odds and Ends #68)
Plus the one bad thing about the Musk/Trump fallout – and more!
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Matt Goodwin's ideas are a dead end
Revolting on the right
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Five small signs of progress... and what Skegness can teach us about infrastructure
Plus a trip to Old Oak Common station and a chat with an MP from Britain's industrial heartland
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