Backpedaling on an HS1 link? Since December 2010, politicians and HS2 Ltd staff have been promoting HS2 with promises of a link trough to...
When is a decision not a decision (Part 1) Q: When is a decision not a decision? A: When a government lawyer says it isn’t. It’s just over a year...
West Coast Mainline franchise had same ignored faults as HS2, as Tory group slates plans. Sam Laidlaw, who was put in charge of the investigation into the West Coast Mainline franchise fiasco, has told...
Y the delay? Back in October, when Patrick McLouglin, the newly appointed Secretary of State for Transport told Conservative Party Conference that...
HS2 Judicial Reviews end with DfT saying there is a difference between ‘full and ‘fair’ compensation. The five Judicial Reviews being held into HS2 have concluded today (13th December) after a nine-day hearing, two days...
Is HS2 only a policy? – judicial review day 6 On Monday, 51M’s lawyer began responding to the government’s argument, disputing the secretary of state’s argument that the HS2...
DfT can’t decide whether it has decided or not? – Judicial review day 4 The government began its defence of the HS2 rail line this afternoon with Tim Mould QC making the surprise...
Judicial Review, Day 3 David Elvin QC began making HS2AA’s case on Tuesday afternoon (after lawyers for the 51M group of local authorities...
More delays for HS2 as ‘cracking on’ becomes ‘cracking up’, but no—one tells HS2 Ltd. Today (December 5th 2012), Chancellor George Osborne announced as part of his Autumn Statement that; “We’ve already set out...
Recent Written Answers on HS2 Written answers to questions from Cheryl Gillan and Andrea Leadsom. Answers given from 20th – 26th November. 20th November 2012...