HS1′s Economic Effects on Kent still unassessed
In a recent set of Transport questions, then Transport Minister Stephen Hammond admitted that the government had still not...
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Shirley Judges – A Tribute
Last week, Shirley Judges a much loved and respected anti-HS2 campaigner died after a short illness. Shirley was a...
From the Archives: How good was the process of developing HS2?
This was originally published in 2012, and it shows that right from the start, the process of developing HS2...
Reshuffle Ups and Downs
This week’s reshuffle has affected several MPs with constituencies on the HS2 route. We hope that those leaving cabinet...
“Political gamesmanship without credibility” fails to exclude Stop HS2 from Parliamentary process.
The HS2 Hybrid Bill Committee has ruled that they will hear the petitions against the bill from Stop HS2...
We win Locus Standi
Yesterday, the HS2 Hybrid Bill committee of MPs granted us Locus Standi and said that Stop HS2 will be...
HS2 Committee will ‘be lucky’ to complete in two years, says chair.
Mr Robert Syms MP, the Chair of the HS2 Hybrid Bill Committee said that he thinks that his committee...
HS2 ‘New City’ plans start to take shape.
In March 2012, Rail News reported that Professor Andrew McNaughton, then the chief engineer at HS2 Ltd had told...
Parliamentary Bill calls for public referendum on HS2, as Lords announce inquiry.
Parliamentary disquiet surrounding HS2 has demonstrably increased in the last week, as Christopher Chope, the MP for Christchurch has...
Yorkshire clearly doesn’t want HS2 (again)
On Radio 4s ‘Any Questions’ last week the idea of the North rivalling London came up again. Poet Simon Armitage had an idea which went down very well with the audience