Strategic use of the word ‘could’. I’m sure they’ve made some assumptions about eliminating regulatory based cost I.e environmental considerations.

Manchester is the North now?

Where is the Newcastle, Middlesbrough, Sunderland, Carlisle conversation?

There still isn’t a motorway between Newcastle and Edinburgh. It is single lane at some points.

I highly recommend Accursed Farms (this guy’s) YouTube channel. His content is very well made and he seems like a good person (I’ve been watching for a lot of years).

Obligatorily: YouTube is crap statement, used piped instead.