On 16/07/2014 09:16, Recliner wrote:
Ken Ward wrote:
On 15/07/2014 08:02, Recliner wrote:


I'd never heard of him, but my heart sank, too, when I read his bio. But
with his huntin, shootin and fishin background, perhaps he's regarded as
someone suitable to sell HS2 to rural Tory constituencies?

Or HS1 (well, Eurostar) to the French.

No, the UK Eurostar interest has been transferred from the DfT to the
Treasury to avoid any conflict of interest when choosing the next EC TOC.

There was talk of HMG flogging it at the end of last year.

http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/0...A241XC20140305
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Arthur Figgis Surrey, UK