6 reasons to vote against HS2
There are numerous problems with HS2. Here are just six reasons why MPs should vote against the High Speed Rail...
Author: Penny
Osborne: austerity elsewhere, while pet projects steam ahead
As always, in the run up to the budget, Osborne has been trialling some of the items that will...
Ask your MP to vote against the Hybrid Bill
If you oppose HS2, it’s really important that you get in touch with your MP before the Third Reading...
Railing against Rayleigh Waves
The Sunday Telegraph reported at the weekend that research commissioned by HS2 Ltd has shown that trains on the...
‘No point’ in HS2
Jonathan Portes, an economist with the National Institute of Economic and Social Research and an advisor to the Shadow Chancellor, says most economists would say HS2 is not the best use of £50bn and “there’s no point in spending money on White Elephants”.
BREAKING NEWS: Phase 1 Third Reading – 23rd March
This morning, it has been confirmed in the House of Commons that the third reading for Phase 1 HS2...
Cabinet Minister blasts HS2 Ltd for ‘mistreating and pressurising residents’
Following on from the Parliamentary inquiry by the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee, the Daily Mail published...
HS2 ‘danger of coming off the rails’
The Independent on Sunday published a list of five current problems with HS2 yesterday. This was just...
Some recent news items
Politics Home: Making the case to protect ancient woodland to the HS2 Bill Committee
Western Daily Press: South West MPs...
Phase 2a Environmental Assessment expected for autumn
In answer to a Parliamentary written question from Jeremy Lefroy, earlier this week, Robert Goodwill said that the EIA...