HS2 Be... Or Not To Be?

After weeks of speculation rumours are rife that the Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, could be about to announce the axing of the northern leg high of the speed rail line, HS2, between Birmingham and Manchester. Will Bain looks at what this would mean for business. The government has announced six companies selected to advance to the next stage of the Small Modular Reactor (SMR) competition for innovative nuclear technologies. The boss of one of those companies - The Chief Executive of Rolls Royce SMR - gives his thoughts on making the shortlist. And as the boss of John Lewis, Dame Sharon White, is to step down after five years in the job, making her the shortest-serving chair in the partnership’s 100-year history, what qualities will her successor need to bring to the role?