Major infrastructure projects always come with their controversies, and High Speed 2 is no exception. Rob Whiteman says the recent furore surrounding the project highlights a need for new ways of...
A commission set-up to reduce inequality has called for the trebling of the UK’s proposed post-Brexit investment fund to help 'level-up' economic disparities across the UK.
The government has promised an ‘electric vehicle revolution’ by 2040 to tackle the climate emergency, but building an infrastructure to support this may be easier said than done, PJ White reports.
Continued financial strain on the health service means councils and the NHS must work together to ensure every penny of funding is used effectively, writes research assistant at the Reform think-tank...
The chancellor Sajid Javid has set 11 March as the date for his first Budget promising a “decade of renewal” but the timing has sparked backlash from the Scottish government.
The cost of HS2 is “out of control” and parliament has been misled over the real price, which could exceed £100bn, a former deputy chair of a review on the rail project has warned.
Labour has launched manifestos in every region of England to “bring wealth, power and prosperity to every community after years of neglect”, the party has said.
The risk of future floods in the North of England and the Midlands means the government should commit to “major” investment in flood defences, according to mayor of the Sheffield city region Dan...
Kim Thomas looks at whether the solution to the puzzle of widespread project management failures lie in what happens before schemes even get off the ground.
Transport ministers will urge the Treasury to provide councils with longer-term funding in the next Spending Review to deal with the huge number of potholes on local roads.
The UK’s infrastructure needs investment but the government’s consultation has failed to provide the much-needed clarity on where the money will come from, says CIPFA Governments Board’s Mark...
The government will produce a white paper on further devolution in England, the chancellor has announced in his speech to the Conservative Party Conference today.
Failing to adopt a ‘more joined-up’ approach to planning the UK’s towns and cities will make it impossible to meet the challenges of climate change, population growth and environmental risks.
Housing should be considered infrastructure along with roads and rail to help solve the shortfall in UK homes, a housing association director has told the Labour conference.
Rising global hunger, aid shortfalls and baby foods full of sugar - all in the Numbers Game from the September 2019 edition of Public Finance magazine.
A government scheme to “turbo charge” private investment in developing countries’ infrastructure projects has been criticised as making an “opportunity” out of human suffering.
