HS2 campaigners launch advertising campaign as Lords vote on Bill.
Today (31st January 2017), as the House of Lords prepares to debate the third reading of the HS2 Phase...
Monthly Archives: January 2017
HS2 at ‘high risk of collapse’
It will come of no surprise to regular readers of this website to know that a new report on...
Lords decide no need to look at HS2 costs, which expert says are double.
This week, the HS2 Hybrid Bill reached report stage in the House of Lords. It will now to go...
More jobs for the boys as Mark Thurston joins HS2 Ltd as new CEO
HS2 Ltd have just appointed a new CEO. With the usual spin you come to expect from HS2 Ltd,...
Question marks over the South Yorkshire station
In the latest twist of the saga of a South Yorkshire station, it seems that HS2 are now looking...
Report Stage in House of Lords
The HS2 Phase 1 bill reaches Report Stage in the House of Lords today – this is described as...
Government and that Natural England report
Last week, the Government produced their response to the Lords HS2 Select Committee report. For many environmentalists, the Government’s...
The Joke that is HS2 – Again
Andy Parsons brought up HS2 on the News Quiz last week. Though he go ‘million’ and ‘billion’ mixed up, it’s a great excuse to add it to our comedy playlist
“Why on earth are you going ahead with this project?”
Last week, the House of Lords Grand Committee met to discuss the HS2 Hybrid Bill, over two days to...
HS2 is “scarcely worth the candle” says Treasury Committee chair
North West Tonight reports from the consultation roadshow in Crewe earlier this month.