The £32bn Great Train Robbery
This is a guest article by Ben Mitchell, who is a regular contributor to the Left Foot...
Tag: Manchester
Institute of Directors – survey shows their members unsure about HS2
In September, Philip Hammond told the Transport Select Committee in September that a factory worker from Manchester was...
Observations on HS2 – The Transport Select Committee Report
HS2 – The Transport Select Committee Report
Some Observations by Nigel Shepherd (chairman of HS2 Amersham Action Group, Deputy Chairman...
TSC review of High Speed Rail due out tomorrow
The long awaited Transport Select Committee inquiry into HS2 and high speed rail is being published on Tuesday morning.
Speculation...
Going to London…
One of the Stop HS2 supporters who watched Wednesday’s high speed rail in the North debate pointed out something...
Snippets from Westminster Hall debate on High Speed Rail and the north
Yesterday there was a Westminster Hall debate, specifically on High Speed Rail and the north. Paul Maynard, who...
Snippets from HS2 debate in the House of Commons
Stop HS2 supporters went to London yesterday to watch the debate on HS2 arranged by Andrea Leadsom, Chris White,...
Philip Hammond’s speech to the Conservative Party Conference
Philip Hammond’s speech to the Conservative Party Conference on Monday is now online – read the whole speech
Is time on a train really useless time?
The Coalition government wants to commit to spending £33 billion on building the HS2 high speed railway from London...
“Rich man’s toy” – what they said
Philip Hammond’s comment that today’s railways are a “rich man’s toy” caused a flurry of press coverage about HS2...