fgwrich
Established Member
First of all, apologies if in the wrong section - I did think about putting this into the infrastructure section. But this may be of interest to some / most. I wonder if this could see Lord Adonis making recommendation for new Rail based schemes in the future again and what they will likely to produce / come as a result.
Blairite Quits Labour To Head Osborne Project
Lord Adonis appointment One of Labour's most senior and respected peers has decided to leave the party, in order to chair a new infrastructure commission.
Lord Adonis, a former transport secretary, is going to be tasked with leading an independent new body designed to "calmly and dispassionately work out what the country needs to build for its future".
He is the most high profile centrist figure to abandon Labour in the wake of Jeremy Corbyn's election as Labour leader.
On Monday, Chancellor George Osborne will announce Lord Adonis's appointment, which is part of a four-pronged scheme to overhaul the way major building projects are "planned, funded and delivered".
It follows criticism that the Davies Commission took three years to recommend a third runway at Heathrow after hearing submissions from hundreds of aviation experts, planning officials and environmentalists.
Mr Osborne will tell delegates in Manchester: "Where would we be if we had never built railways or runways, power stations or new homes? Where will be in the future if we stop building them now?
"We have to shake Britain out of its inertia on the projects that matter most."
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http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknew...ad-osborne-project/ar-AAf5YtV?ocid=spartandhp
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