Brexit Bill delays HS2 Second Reading
The second reading in the House of Lords of the HS2 Phase 2a bill is due today, and normally...
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“Parliament was misled”, as Lord claims £86bn HS2 cost has been known since 2016
House of Lords, 24th July 2019. Tony Berkeley claims that parliament has been misled for at least three years and that the £86bn cost estimate for HS2 has been known for at least three years. Baroness Vere seems to claim that gagging former employees is standard practice at HS2 Ltd.
Lord Berkeley says HS2 Ltd has paid off Whistleblowers and is ‘Rampant with fraud’.
Lord Berkeley, the former chair of the Rail Freight Group has accused HS2 Ltd of committing cover-ups and fraud....
Failing Grayling Fails Again, Forgetting Honesty of Former HS2 Ltd Chair
Today, the House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee have published their follow-up report on HS2. They say much the same as...
“Zero Chance” of HS2 coming in on budget with “Zero Capacity” released, expert tells Lords
HS2 has suffered another blow as yet another rail expert has raised serious concerns over the project in Parliament...
Morgan and Ghani to appear in front of the Lords on Tuesday
On Tuesday, the Lords Economics Affairs Committee will be holding an oral evidence session on HS2. This is a...
Stop HS2 Protesters Camp Under Digger to Halt Tree Felling
UPDATE: As of 5.30 today, all the protesters have been evicted from the site. Protesters opposed to the destruction...
Yet Another Damning Report on HS2
The Institute for Government has produced a report “What’s wrong with infrastructure decision making?”, which has looked into six...
Didn’t they do well, part 1
Originally published on Peter’s blog: Everyone – well almost everyone – who contributed to the Lords HS2 Grand Committee...
“May wanted to scrap HS2”
Theresa May wanted to scrap the HS2 project when she became Prime Minister, but was told it was ‘too...