Voters don’t want HS2
The Sunday Times has regular yougov polls of the attitudes of ordinary voters. From time to time, these polls...
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74% spike in rail construction wages will add billions to HS2 bill.
According to the No Palaver Group, rail construction workers now have the highest average weekly pay in the construction...
A decade of construction chaos
And obviously, this isn’t the only place, or indeed the worst example.
Jeremy Wright MP – Is he representing his constituents?
Polls asking about HS2 repeatedly give the same answer: most people think HS2 is a bad idea and a waste...
HS2 Bill Committee timetable for March
The HS2 Hybrid Bill committee timetable for March has now been published. These will be the last sessions before...
Reports Criticising HS2
The House of Commons Library publishes research briefings for MPs, which are updated from time to time. Sometimes these are...
Quaking or laughing over Euston U-turn plans
Nothing can be more annoying for a politician then the sense that their officials are laughing at them – especially...
Straw, Rifkind and HS2
One of the major issues people and organisations have had with HS2 is HS2 Ltd’s refusal to talk to...
Views of Euston, looking to the past
The original station at Euston opened in 1837, in time for the coronation of Queen Victoria. The 70 foot...
The northern rail user’s view of HS2
Simon Jack in Manchester, Today, BBC Radio 4, 5th February 2015