Indepen Exchange

If you look across UK infrastructure, one pattern keeps repeating itself. Projects run over budget, miss deadlines, and fall short of what they promised. And the uncomfortable truth is—we’ve known why this happens for decades.

So why aren’t we getting any better?

In this episode, we’re going to get under the skin of that question. Because behind every missed target or overspent programme, there are decisions being made about ambition, about risk, about cost, and ultimately, about who pays.

And those decisions are rarely straightforward.

Here at Indepen, we sit at the intersection of government, regulators and investors, helping make sense of those trade-offs at a time when the system is changing fast. Our aim is simple: to bring more transparency, better evidence, and more honest conversations into the decisions shaping infrastructure.

So today, we’re asking—if we already know what goes wrong, what’s really stopping us from doing something differently?

Indepen disclaimer:

All opinions and statements made by Indepen Exchange Podcast participants are considered to be reflective of their individual viewpoint at the time of recording and shall not necessarily be considered as either representative of Indepen’s opinion, or condoned as such by Indepen or any of Indepen's employees.
 
Indepen shall not directly or indirectly endorse any participants commercial products or services as a result of them being referenced either during or as a result of the Podcast.