http://stophs2.org HS2 - No business case, No environmental case, No money to pay for it. Thu, 17 May 2012 10:58:20 +0000 en hourly 1 http://stophs2.org/news/5435-gisela-stuart-mischief http://stophs2.org/news/5435-gisela-stuart-mischief#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 10:55:12 +0000 Penny http://stophs2.org/?p=5435 Recent news coverage…   Continue Reading has focussed on the amber/red rating given to the HS2 proposal by the Major Projects Authority. The Major Projects Authority was set up by David Cameron in January 2011 to scrutenise major projects early on.  Looking into HS2 is a clear part of their remit. So it was somewhat of a surprise to hear the name calling by Gisela Stuart MP for Birmingham Edgbaston.  She’s saying it’s]]> http://stophs2.org/news/5435-gisela-stuart-mischief/feed 1 http://stophs2.org/news/5426-happy-birthday-wildlife-trusts http://stophs2.org/news/5426-happy-birthday-wildlife-trusts#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 10:10:04 +0000 Penny http://stophs2.org/?p=5426 Wildlife Trusts says…   Continue Reading “In 1912 Charles Rothschild founded the ‘Society for the Promotion of Nature Reserves’ (SPNR). Its initial aim was to create a list of Britain’s finest wildlife sites for potential purchase as nature reserves. Three years of information gathering followed – the first ever national survey of wildlife sites – in England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland. Rothschild]]> http://stophs2.org/news/5426-happy-birthday-wildlife-trusts/feed 0 http://stophs2.org/news/5420-camerons-transparency-agenda-hs2-amber-red-report-secret-years http://stophs2.org/news/5420-camerons-transparency-agenda-hs2-amber-red-report-secret-years#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 11:10:48 +0000 Joe http://stophs2.org/?p=5420 Major Projects Authority…   Continue Reading which give the project the second worst possible rating, just one above saying the project is unachievable, will not be made available to the public or MPs until the Hybrid Bill which would legislate for HS2 has been presented to Parliament. The Amber-Red rating means “Successful]]> http://stophs2.org/news/5420-camerons-transparency-agenda-hs2-amber-red-report-secret-years/feed 3 http://stophs2.org/news/5414-comparisons-odious http://stophs2.org/news/5414-comparisons-odious#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 10:50:14 +0000 Guest Author http://stophs2.org/?p=5414 HS2 and the Environment. As already announced on this website, HS2 Ltd has issued the document HS2 London to West Midlands EIA Scope and Methodology Report (at http://highspeedrail.dft.gov.uk/sites/highspeedrail.dft.gov.uk/files/Condition_A_final_30032012v1_%20Final_0.pdf) in draft for consultation…   Continue Reading. This is an important publication as it will, as it says in its title, set the scope of the environmental impact assessment]]> http://stophs2.org/news/5414-comparisons-odious/feed 1 http://stophs2.org/news/5410-eu-ten-t-programme http://stophs2.org/news/5410-eu-ten-t-programme#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 10:52:42 +0000 Guest Author http://stophs2.org/?p=5410   Continue Reading]]> http://stophs2.org/news/5410-eu-ten-t-programme/feed 2 http://stophs2.org/news/5404-red-alert http://stophs2.org/news/5404-red-alert#comments Sun, 13 May 2012 09:23:07 +0000 Penny http://stophs2.org/?p=5404 the Sunday Telegraph has published…   Continue Reading a major news item about the recent Public Accounts Commttee inquiry: we’re really pleased the broadsheets are starting to pick up on this, following several press releases Stop HS2 has issued about it. Our featured video shows the embarrassment for the Department for Transport when they are forced to reveal that HS2 has been given the poor rating of “AMBER/ RED” by the Major]]> http://stophs2.org/news/5404-red-alert/feed 5 http://stophs2.org/news/5386-and-in-other-news http://stophs2.org/news/5386-and-in-other-news#comments Sat, 12 May 2012 10:00:33 +0000 Penny http://stophs2.org/?p=5386   Continue Reading]]> http://stophs2.org/news/5386-and-in-other-news/feed 0 http://stophs2.org/news/5395-quango-shells-spin-amber-red-rating-land-grab-starts http://stophs2.org/news/5395-quango-shells-spin-amber-red-rating-land-grab-starts#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 09:37:07 +0000 Joe http://stophs2.org/?p=5395   Continue Reading]]> http://stophs2.org/news/5395-quango-shells-spin-amber-red-rating-land-grab-starts/feed 1 http://stophs2.org/news/5275-internet-royal-mail http://stophs2.org/news/5275-internet-royal-mail#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 11:22:11 +0000 Guest Author http://stophs2.org/?p=5275   Continue Reading]]> http://stophs2.org/news/5275-internet-royal-mail/feed 7 http://stophs2.org/news/5315-good-read http://stophs2.org/news/5315-good-read#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 08:55:05 +0000 Penny http://stophs2.org/?p=5315 Battle plan to avert Tory war…   Continue Reading “…And he [David Cameron] will offer an olive branch to his critics by avoiding Parliamentary legislation on the controversial High Speed 2 rail link and watering down plans to reform the House of]]> http://stophs2.org/news/5315-good-read/feed 4