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Mind the gap: Why civil servants should stay excited about huge government projects despite their failure rate

The Delivery Gap author Jonathan Simcock on injecting realism into government projects and why the decision not to spend ...

Elizabeth line branded a ‘folie de grandeur’ in Treasury campaign against Crossrail

Tory Chancellor Kenneth Clarke warned that initial plans for the Elizabeth Line were a “folie de grandeur” that taxpayers would be unwilling to foot the bill, during a protracted rearguard action ...
Reuters

Chairman of Britain's Crossrail and HS2 project resigns

LONDON (Reuters) - The chairman of Britain's delayed 15-billion-pound London Crossrail project, Terry Morgan, has resigned, the Department of Transport said on Wednesday. Morgan, 70, also stepped down ...
Railway Technology

Firstco Plays a Part in the London Crossrail project

Firstco, one of the UK’s leading technical consultancy, project management and systems integration specialists, has completed initial Functional Design Specifications (FDS) to enable London Crossrail ...
KHL

Bechtel bid wins Crossrail project

The Bechtel, Halcrow and Systra consortium has been chosen as project delivery partner for London's Crossrail project. According to Crossrail the UK£ 400 million (€ 439 million) contract brings the ...
Property Week

Intention to levy a business rate supplement to finance the Greater London Authority’s contribution to the Crossrail project – Final Prospectus

Digital Edition: Intention to levy a business rate supplement to finance the Greater London Authority’s contribution to the Crossrail project – Final Prospectus "Introducing new taxes on business is ...