Proposals have been set out for a new Liverpool-Manchester Railway that regional leaders argue would deliver jobs, growth and regeneration across the North West.
The UK is storing up increasing economic risks through under-investment in adapting infrastructure, agriculture and healthcare to climate change, according to a government advisor.
Two-thirds of complex and strategically significant government projects have not been properly evaluated to learn lessons and hold ministers accountable for their delivery, a task force review...
The government will need to overhaul land value capture policies if it is to meet its targets on housebuilding and the delivery of public infrastructure, councils have warned.
The number of PFI project handbacks will increase significantly in 2025 and subsequent years. Are contracting authorities prepared for new ways of financing these assets? Jamie Hailstone investigates.
Delivering infrastructure projects to time and budget has been a national bugbear for decades. Will government reforms due this year make any difference?
A fresh approach to capital investment could help improve the terrible condition of parts of the health service estate, writes NHS Providers interim chief executive Saffron Cordery.
Sustainable economic growth is urgently required to help deliver the funding for government to meet its commitments for national renewal, writes Nigel Wilcock, executive director of the Institute of...
The UK is facing a capital programmes funding gap of £1.6trn by 2040, according to EY, including new road and rail projects, decarbonising public buildings and social infrastructure funding for...
The government hopes £650,000 of funding will improve efficiency and create a “supersquad” at a shared planning service, improving already-good outcomes locally as well as benefitting ...
UKIB’s Lorna Pimlott is on a mission to enable ambitious infrastructure projects that allow people to make the most of their talents without leaving their local area.
National and local infrastructure features heavily in their general election manifestos, but with Labour and the Conservatives reluctant to increase borrowing or taxes, how will they be funded in a...
Progress towards eradicating regional inequalities has been “glacial”, driven by patchy policy initiatives and the absence of stable long-term funding, according to a leading think-tank.
