Monthly Archives: November 2016
HS2 is delayed again, and it’s all our fault. Obviously.
With the House of Lords HS2 Hybrid Bill Committee still sitting, the Government has finally admitted the bleeding obvious,...
HS2 will mean more long distance commuting to London
Today’s Wright Stuff program featured HS2 – unpopular in Manchester, as a show of hands from the audience revealed.
One...
HS2 Phase 2 “preferred route” disgusts Yorkshire residents
How Radio 4 broke the news of the Phase 2b announcement last week.
One myth busted
From HS2 and the Environment:
One of the particularly controversial aspects of the HS2 project has been the stated aim...
The Autumn Statement and the white elephant in the Chamber
From 51M:
In his Autumn Statement yesterday, the Chancellor announced the establishment of a £23bn national productivity investment fund.
The...
HS2 barely there
In the major Government announcements of the Autumn Statement, one might expect to see something about big Government projects,...
What to Expect from the HS2 Ltd Enquiry Desk
Last Tuesday (15th November 2016), people living on Phase 2b of the HS2 route were looking to see what...
HS2 Ltd’s privacy policy “shows the truly Orwellian mentality of this organisation”
Stop HS2 campaigners have reacted with shock, but not surprise, to details of HS2 Ltd’s Privacy Policy which
Reaction to HS2 Phase 2b Announcement
On Tuesday, when the Phase 2b ‘announcement’ was made by Government, the Victoria Derbyshire Show interviewed leeds City Council Leader Judith ‘Trolleybus’ Blake and Stop HS2 Campaign Manager, Joe Rukin. Here’s how it went: