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Location, gentrification, population

by Ben Keating | Jun 25, 2020 | Residential Investor

ARTICLE ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED 21ST AUGUST 2017 As I touched upon in my last article, long term out-performance is the principal aim for a residential investor in our era of lower returns. Residential investment is a completely different mindset from choosing your own...

Liz Truss is right to take a hard look at HS2

by Ben Ramanauskas | Apr 15, 2019 | Technology, zLead Article

The kings of Siam used to gift a white elephant to courtiers to whom they took a dislike. The elephants would be incredibly costly to maintain as they required special food and housing and it was illegal for the owner to sell them or to put them to work. What is more,...

It’s not too late to scrap HS2 – A response from Alex Green

by Alex Green | Aug 17, 2018 | The Analyst

Alex Green, a retired railway operating executive who spent much of his 35 year career with British Rail on the West Coast main line, has responded to the article It’s not too late to scrap HS2 by Madeline Grant. Well – what gloom and despondency from...

It’s not too late to scrap HS2

by Madeline Grant | Aug 9, 2018 | The Analyst

It’s no secret that ambitious public infrastructure projects often end up running monumentally over budget. Recent transport history is littered with such examples, like the Jubilee Line Extension in the late 90s, which exceeded initial forecasts by over £1 billion....