HS2 opponents to appear before Blank Cheque Bill Committee, Tuesday 9th July. Stop HS2 will be joined tomorrow by HS2 Action Alliance and the 51m group of local councils opposing HS2...
YouGov poll shows massive drop in public support for HS2. Following a series of disastrous revelations concerning the HS2 project, a poll carried out by YouGov has shown that...
Public Accounts Committee – HS2 business model is from ‘Field of Dreams’ HS2 has been torn apart again by the Public Accounts Committee, with Chris Heaton-Harris MP saying “The HS2 business...
UPDATED – HS2 costs jump by £10bn, almost wiping out Spending Review savings in one hit. Introducing his ‘Blank Cheque’ Paving Bill for HS2, Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin has announced an amazing £9.9bn increase in...
MPs sign motion to block HS2 Blank Cheque Bill. 35 MPs, the majority of whom are not from constituencies affected by the proposed route of HS2, have signed...
MPs to vote on Blank Cheque Bill next week, despite more HS2 concerns. Government is set to press ahead with the first vote on their HS2 Blank Cheque Bill, which would release...
Information Commissioner demands release of secret HS2 report. The Information Commissioner has ruled that a Project Assessment Review, which gave HS2 it’s first amber-red rating must be...
Hundreds expected for National Stop HS2 Convention. Campaigners from the entire 351 mile proposed route of HS2 will descend on the Stafford County Showground on 29th...
Report shows case for HS2 has been manufactured, is out of control and will cost £53bn. Just three days after Secretary of State for Transport Patrick McLoughlin presented a Paving Bill to Parliament which asks...
As expected, McLoughlin asks for a blank cheque with no accountability to blow on HS2. The Government have published their High Speed Rail (Preparation) Bill, without saying how much extra money they actually want...