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Northern leaders call for increased funding to boost infrastructure spending
- Author: Emma Antrobus and Penny Marshall
- Date: 15 August, 2019
ICE welcomes Transport for the North’s call for a Northern Budget, but a regional infrastructure strategy will be required to fully utilise it.

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The first step to long-term prosperity – the National Infrastructure Strategy
- Author: Martin Shapland
- Date: 12 August, 2019
The new Chancellor, Sajid Javid, announced on Friday that the long-awaited National Infrastructure Strategy (NIS) will go ahead this autumn. This is welcome news and ICE looks forward to working with Government.
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What does the new prime minister mean for infrastructure in the UK?
- Author: Vanessa Furey
- Date: 31 July, 2019
With Boris Johnson now confirmed as prime minister, what can we expect over the coming months for infrastructure?
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The growing importance for an evidence-based National Infrastructure Strategy
- Author: Ben Goodwin
- Date: 23 July, 2019
ICE’s latest policy paper sets out its priorities for the government’s forthcoming National Infrastructure Strategy (NIS). It appeals for…
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Will government waste the opportunity of the National Infrastructure Assessment?
- Author: Chris Richards
- Date: 10 July, 2019
One year on from the publication of the National Infrastructure Assessment, we await the government’s response. Politicians are at risk of missing the opportunity to tackle Britain’s challenges.
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Financing our future energy infrastructure
- Author: David Hawkes
- Date: 24 June, 2019
How can the UK best encourage investment into a low-carbon, low-cost energy system while securing energy supplies for the long term?
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What does net-zero emissions by 2050 mean for the infrastructure sector?
- Author: Ben Goodwin
- Date: 19 June, 2019
The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) has recommended that the UK government puts in place a target for net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. This means taking steps to reduce emissions in the first instance and then off-setting any…
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How can we narrow the gap between project estimates and actual cost?
- Author: Miles Ashley
- Date: 13 June, 2019
The Jubilee Line Extension (JLE) cost £3.6bn, a £1.5bn cost over-run, a crisis, now all but forgotten. Miles Ashley, Chair of the steering group for ICE's latest paper on forecasts vs outturns, discusses the…
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Future Finance – paying for infrastructure after Brexit
- Author: Martin Shapland
- Date: 10 June, 2019
ICE has responded to the Treasury and IPA Infrastructure Finance Review, which looks at a potential domestic replacement for the European Investment Bank after Brexit and the role of private finance.
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The Williams Rail Review – rethinking how Britain’s railways operate
- Author: David Hawkes
- Date: 04 June, 2019
The ‘root and branch’ review of the railways, led by independent chair Keith Williams, was established to come up with proposals for the most appropriate organisational and commercial framework for the rail network.
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All posts (181):

Northern leaders call for increased funding to boost infrastructure spending

The first step to long-term prosperity – the National Infrastructure Strategy

What does the new prime minister mean for infrastructure in the UK?

The growing importance for an evidence-based National Infrastructure Strategy

Will government waste the opportunity of the National Infrastructure Assessment?

Financing our future energy infrastructure

What does net-zero emissions by 2050 mean for the infrastructure sector?

How can we narrow the gap between project estimates and actual cost?

Future Finance – paying for infrastructure after Brexit

The Williams Rail Review – rethinking how Britain’s railways operate

Find out more about our public affairs work

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