Budget – no delight nor any despair
As always, we watched the Budget speech on Wednesday, and have trawled through the documents, looking at what it...
Tag: Chilterns
HS2 “Do not understand how this aquifer works”
If you use tap water in Buckinghamshire, whether that’s for drinking or anything else, you may want to
listen to this.
Was tunneling added to mitigate objections? Of course not!
One of the lines which has recently been spouted by proponents of HS2 is that the only reason the...
HS2 Chair Jumps Ship as Lords Deliver Final Report
It has been revealed that the chair of HS2 Ltd, Sir David Higgins, will leave his post next year,...
Cheryl Gillan attacks HS2’s substandard conduct
On Cheryl Gillan’s website, there is a report from her appearance at the House of Lords HS2 Bill Committee...
HS2 publish minor changes made as a result of petitioning
HS2 Ltd have published details of changes to the route of Phase 1 which have been made as a...
“Nothing in this Bill… responds to the concerns we raised”
Speech by Lord Rowe-Beddoe in the House of Lords Second Reading Debate, 14th April 2016. From Hansard My Lords, I...
Campaigners “incredibly disappointed by HS2 Committee’s final report
Late in the evening of Monday 22nd February, the HS2 Hybrid Bill Select Committee published their final report on...
The 21st Century Must Have a Better Way to Submit Documents to Parliament
By Chiltern District Councillor, Seb Berry. With the final deadline for submission of ‘AP4’ HS2 petitions looming, I went...
From the Additional Provisions debate
Tuesday’s HS2 additional provisions debate was about two sets of amendments: the first set relates to changes at Euston and elsewhere...