Telegraph: Scrap HS2 and focus on ending broadband blackspots, Tory members urge PM

Working from home could see rates of intercity and commuter travel permanently affected. Conservative members have urged Boris Johnson to scrap HS2 and spend more on ending broadband and mobile blackspots. A report by the party’s official grassroots think tank highlights demands for the £100 billion scheme to be cancelled,…

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The Times: It is time to reboot the competition regime for the modern, digital age

John wrote this article for The Times newspaper. Adam Smith never bought car insurance. Or used an internet search engine. Or took out a triple-play broadband-TV-phone contract. If he had, the father of modern economics might have been less confident that free competition between suppliers ensures all customers get a…

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The Telegraph Opinion: Competition laws must reboot capitalism

This piece is written by Liam Halligan of The Daily Telegraph Last Sunday, this newspaper revealed the Government was launching a review of UK competition law, ahead of an autumn Budget. “Competition drives down prices, creates wider choice for consumers and leads to better-quality products and services,” said Alok Sharma, the…

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