Less than 1% of long distance road trips
The Department for Transport recently published forecasts for the road network and car usage. One document included the view...
Author: Penny
HS2 job claims have “No real basis in fact”.
Penny Gaines’ evidence to the High Speed Rail (Preparation) Bill
This is Penny Gaines’ personal evidence to the High Speed Rail (Preparation) Bill: it is published on the Committee’s...
Judicial Review: what they said
The leader of Camden Council Sarah Hayward said:
‘We believe that there are serious defects in the government’s proposals for...
HS2 battle will rumble on to Supreme Court
Today in the Court of Appeal, The Master of the Rolls (Lord Chief Justice Dyson), Lord Justice Richards and...
HS2 Ltd’s missing board minutes
From MP for Aylesbury, David Lidington, website :
In April this year I wrote to Alison Munro, Chief Executive...
Some recent items on HS2
The Telegraph: How HS2 will tear up rural England
Official documents also disclose that hundreds of acres of green-belt...
Holograms or virtual reality rooms?
Earlier this week, Labour’s new business ambassador hit the headlines by 20-Jul-2013
Phase 2 EHS scheme launched
As well as announcing the start of the HS2 Phase 2 consultation, yesterday saw the launch of the Phase...
Phase 1 Environmental Statement consultation ends TODAY
The consultations on the HS2 Phase 1 draft Environmental Statement, draft Code of Construction Practice and Design Refinement all...