McLoughlin ignores WCML warnings about HS2 and forgets to mention planned £7.7bn service cuts. After the recent disaster with the West Coast Mainline Franchise, Transport Secretary Patrick McLouglin said today (Monday) he will...
Public Accounts Committee said Franchising Civil Servant’s HS2 thinking was ‘Bonkers’ & ‘Shocking’. According to the DfT business plan, Steve Gooding the civil servant in charge of HS2 for the...
Report from Stop HS2 stand at Labour Party Conference By Keri Brennan The anti-HS2 campaign is having stands at all 3 main party conferences. Thanks go to everyone who...
“Significant technical flaws” on West Coast Mainline franchise will be dwarfed by HS2. Campaigners against HS2 feel vindicated today by the shambles of the WCML bidding process which has revealed “significant technical...
DfT and HS2 Ltd nominated for ‘analysis of evidence’ award, a day after admitting losing second set of consultation responses. HS2 Ltd and the Department of Transport, whose analysis of evidence was once described by Margaret Hodge,...
HS2 already costing £13m per month, as Stage 2 delayed until after legal hearings. An army of consultants and new staff has seen the costs of the HS2 project almost treble from £4.7m...
Poorly briefed Secretary of State shows lukewarm support for HS2, which may slip further. In a session at the Transport Select Committee on Wednesday 12th, new Secretary of State for Transport, Patrick McLoughlin...
A good day to bury the environment? While everyone familiar with the progress from HS2 Ltd is used to delays, with there still being no sign...
Stop HS2 cautiously welcome Patrick McLoughlin as new Transport Secretary. The revolving door at the Department for Transport has swung today and delivered the eighth Transport Secretary in eight...
In line with our funding appeal, a film starring Ellie and Joe As we currently have a funding appeal on for both a new White Elephant and our activities on the...