On Monday 11th February, Dispatches on Channel 4 will be covering HS2. If the title of the programme “HS2 the Great Train Robbery” wasn’t enough of a giveaway, here Dispatches reporter Liam Halligan explains to Kelvin MackKenzie what he found.
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HS2 Property Cost Forecast at Five Times the Original Estimate, FOI Shows
A Freedom of Information Response from HS2 Ltd forecasts that the final total for the cost of land and...
Highlights of Terry Morgan at Lords Economic Affairs Committee
A fortnight ago, former chair of HS2 Ltd Sir Terry Morgan, admitted that ‘nobody knows’ what HS2 will end up costing, and as part of preparing the ground for either descoping or another cost increase, he warned that ‘something has to give. Here are the highlights.
Fighting Fund to Protect London’s Drinking Water From HS2 Reaches £5,000.
Sarah Green, the Stop HS2 campaigner who was arrested for trying to prevent HS2 contractors from polluting the aquifer...
Will HS2 Hide Rocketing Budgets by Switching to Cost Plus Contracts?
Anyone who wants to keep up with what is really happening with HS2 knows very well that, besides odd...
Plea to Confirm HS2 Phase 2b “Stinks of Desperation”
Today, various regional politicians have written to the leaders of the four main parties, calling for a guarantee that...
Former HS2 Boss Admits “Nobody Knows” What HS2 Will Cost, Calls for Euston Delay, and says “Something Will Have to Give” out of Cost/Scope/Speed, Whilst Ghani Seems Proud to Remain Clueless.
Former chair of HS2 Ltd Sir Terry Morgan appeared before the Lords Economic Affairs Committee on Tuesday, and demonstrated...
DfT Admit They Don’t Know How Much Has Been Spent on HS2 Property, as Lawsuit Looms
The Department for Transport has stated that it does not hold any record of how much has been spent...
An Ivory Tower for a White Elephant. How Incompetent were HS2 Ltd to not see this Coming?
Whilst there have been many tales of the profligacy and waste at HS2 Ltd, especially those that focus on...
In a Desperate Attempt to Cut Costs, HS2 Seriously Consider Cutting Fundamental Principle of HS2
In days gone by Secretaries of State for Transport such as Philip Hammond, Patrick McLoughlin and Chris Grayling justified...