So, how many overly high-paid staff does HS2 Ltd actually have?
Last week in was reported in The Independent that transparency data published by the Government shows that...
Monthly Archives: December 2015
“Almost Suicidal” as HS2 will hit North Staffordshire six years early
A fortnight ago, George Osborne announced the ‘fast tracking’ of ‘Phase 2a’ of HS2. Here’s how BBC Midlands Today covered the story.
A Christmas Poem
This poem is by Gloria, one of our regular commentators and was first published on 24th December...
London TransportWatch and HS2 clause 39
Earlier this week London TransportWatch, the London Assembly group which looks out for transport users, reviewed HS2 and in particular...
HS2: City Centre and Bust
Earlier this week the Sheffield Star launched a campaign to get the South Yorkshire Hub station for HS2...
Taking HS2 to the East Midlands will be completely pointless.
Whilst over the last couple of years Government have tried to backtrack and claim that HS2 is all about...
HS2 Ltd announce Phase 2a consultation events.
As part of the current consultation on Phase 2a compensation, HS2 Ltd have today announced a number of roadhsows...
Some Recent News Items
Plaid Cymru: Labour Government’s failure to secure funding from £80bn HS2 project for Wales is exposed
Yorkshire Post: McLoughlin...
Welsh Questions on HS2
This week, Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood stoked up the argument about Wales being short-changed by HS2 at First Minister’s Questions in the Senedd. The answer she got was simply wrong, as explained by Eurfyl ap Gwilym in this article
Spectator Poems
Earlier this autumn, the Spectator ran a competition for poems about HS2. They published them in last week’s edition,...