HS2 and Aarhus
HS2AA report that the Aarhus Convention Compliance Committee has now written to HS2AA and the UK Government asking a series of...
Author: Penny
Recent written answers and an oral evidence session
Later today (Monday), the Transport Select Committee will be holding an oral evidence session with Chris Grayling MP, Secretary of...
People in Birmingham don’t want HS2
A YouGov/LBC poll reveals that HS2 is not popular in Birmingam – the only city it’s due to link to London in Phase 1 of the project. These are some of the reports from LBC’s Nick Ferrari breakfast programme.
Separate interiews with other main critics are also on the Stop HS2 Youtube site here.
An offer of £70million to communities blighted by High Speed 2 has been branded an ‘insult’
From 51M:
The Secretary of State for Transport, Chris Grayling, announced this week that £70 million will be made...
Its Ada Lovelace Day!
Modified from penspot.co.uk last year:
As a former computer programmer, I’m fully behind the idea of Ada Lovelace Day....
Basic skills not trains
Recently, the Centre for Cities published a report comparing UK cities with cities in other European countries, and...
HS2: its time to think again
Notes from Tuesday’s fringe – HS2: its time to think again
This well attended fringe had on the panel John...
Stop HS2 Fringe at 5.30pm tonight
Just a reminder that Stop HS2 and a selection of panelists will be discussing “HS2 – It’s time...
HS2 Chief Exec jumps ship
£750,000 pa Simon Kirby, the UK’s highest paid civil servant, quits the HS2 White Elephant for Rolls Royce. Stop HS2’s Joe Rukin interviewed by John Gaunt on Talk2Me Radio, 13th September 2016.
Better Broadband not HS2, survey finds
According to new research by ComRes published today, 50% of UK adults say upgrading Britain’s national broadband network should...