Merriman appointed Minister of State for Rail & HS2
Huw Merriman, minister for Rail and HS2 Image David Woolfall - UK Gov
The young face of Huw Merriman is an old face around the transport portfolio. Now, the political Peter Pan is the new Minister of State for Rail & HS2. He takes on what is generally regarded as among the most senior of the junior ministerial posts in the government. Add to that the combination of responsibility for the railway and the high speed project HS2, and he has his work cut out.
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For sake of UK infrastructure – and for railways…, now Goal of infrastructure – should be top priority?
(In EU, where devastatingly, still neither goal, nor strategy, of infrastructure exists- corresponding Goal of “Union”… – a fact that, most surely, contributed to Brexit.)
In any case regardless of Brexit, Goal of UK should remain, nearness to Market – and accordingly nearness to ports, gates of Nation (Advantage of being an island).