Hammond questions his own HS2 cost figures
Philip Hammond has spotted that the cost of HS2 concerns people. Surveys like this, a Yougov poll...
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From a public meeting on HS2
The following videos were filmed at a public meeting organised by the Stoke Mandeville HS2 action group. They...
UK Passengers – “our train speed is fine”
The European Commission has just published a survey into attitudes of long and medium distance train passengers in...
Don’t fund high speed rail plans, say public
A YouGov poll shows that cuts to funding on a high speed rail project like HS2 is more...
Questioning the Prime Minister?
From Hansard for yesterday, 22nd June:
Q11. Stuart Andrew (Pudsey) (Con): Will my right hon. Friend welcome those...
What is the regional impact of HS2 likely to be?
This is a guest article by Andrew Bodman.
There have been a number of pronouncements, including those from Philip Hammond,...
The HS2 jobs divide
Some supporters of HS2 say its needed to create jobs in the north, as if building a new railway...
The £33 billion spending decision
When the government proposes to spend more then 20-Jun-2011
A video of the HS2 Consultation Roadshows
Just in case you missed out on all the HS2 consultation road shows, Southam News have produced a...
Is Philip Hammond speeding past democracy?
The New Economics Foundation published an insightful blog post on the HS2 consultation yesterday: http://www.neweconomics.org/blog/2011/06/17/is-the-high-speed-rail-consultation-the-real-deal-or-is-it-just-a-formality-for-phil
David Theiss says that...