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...Things I enjoyed this week For those readers who want a broader view of the state of the UK rail network, I did like this column by Helen Thomas....
...It is made from American black walnut, with tulipwood side rails, using the same hand-executed joinery, craft skill and classical sensibility as the 18th-century original, and swathed in no less than 60m...
...“Somebody said, ‘I disagree with Thomas. Cities are like a fruit loaf. You’ve got the raisins and you’ve got the loaf. Thomas is saying everything should be raisins.’ That’s not what I’m saying....
...helen.thomas@ft.com Letter in response to this column: HS2 is a solution in search of a problem / From Sarah Flannery, Knutsford, Cheshire, UK...
...Credit card complaints in the UK have hit an all-time high as consumers rail against what they see as excessively high credit limits and interest rates....
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...The country has a poor record of delivering projects such as the High Speed 2 rail line on time and to budget....
...Leftwing politicians continue to rail against excessive financialisation and extremes of wealth....
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...Transport unions such as the RMT in the UK, which has called a series of rail strikes this year, have more clout. But every union should heed the UAW example....
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...Linda Thomas-Greenfield, US ambassador to the UN, said one of Russia’s attacks this week destroyed 60,000 tonnes of grain, enough to feed more than 270,000 people for a year....
...Despite Tory opposition, coal and rail remained in public hands for almost five decades after nationalisation....
...Even if a modern signalling system were to be placed in the rails, it would end up being stolen, he said....
...Strike action is expected to disrupt rail services again over the Christmas weekend and in early January....
...That he flew to such a high-profile engagement was ominous for rail....
...“Office occupancy rates in the last few weeks of 2022 were driven by another set of exceptional circumstances, with a series of rail strikes prompting a slump in the figures from the middle of the month,...
...Its high-speed rail link to mainland China is expected to be re-established by January 15....
...It would be best applied to areas of the economy where there are not yet any viable green alternatives, such as heavy industry and parts of the rail network, they said....
...Dithering and indecision is the British infrastructure curse, says columnist Helen Thomas....
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