Hinckley delay puts HS2 at risk, says the Times
According to the Times, the delay to Hinckley Point C deal is leading China to threaten other projects where Cameron’s...
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Latest DfT passenger numbers
On 28th July, the DfT updated their passenger overcrowding data on trains, which they publish annually.
It shows that for...
Stop wasting taxpayers’ money on #HS2 says TPA
Stop wasting taxpayers’ money on HS2 says TPA
Chris Halpin reports for ITV Central News, 29th July 2016
Think Tank calls on government to scrap HS2
In the latest blow to HS2, a new report from the TaxPayers’ Alliance calls on the Government to scrap...
Write to the ministers
As the influential Guido Fawkes website points out, the latest Transport Parliamentary Private Secretary, Victoria Prentis is “strongly...
So what can you do for me, My Lord?
Originally posted on Peter’s blog:
Having just returned from my session presenting the petition of my parish council to...
HS2 Ltd showing a wanton disregard for taxpayers money.
In November 2015, we reported that 46 staff at HS2 Ltd earn more than the Prime Minister....
Someone they should really listen to
This week, Auditor General Amyas Morse said the Government should ‘decide what is essential and what is not’ in their current portfolio of major projects. Whilst he wouldn’t be drawn on which projects should get the boot, it was telling that the only project he mentioned twice in his speech was HS2. Here’s the highlights of what he said.
HS2 Ltd at the Public Accounts Committee – Again
Last week, we reported about the ‘amazement’ of MPs on the Public Accounts committee, as HS2 Ltd came up with £9bn of HS2 savings to wipe out a £9bn overrun. Here’s a video of the highlights of that hearing.