Monthly Archives: August 2013
HS2 Ltd short-changing Phase 2 communities on consultation and engagement.
Communities impacted by Phase 2 of HS2 are being short-changed by a total of 23 consultation roadshow events, according...
Treasury insiders put cost of HS2 at £73,000,000,000
Treasury officials have told the Financial Times that the cost of building HS2, currently officially at £42.6bn,...
CPRE investigation shows hidden devastation of HS2
The Campaign for the Protection of Rural England has managed to winkle information out of HS2 Ltd which has...
IEA publish ‘The most scathing independent analysis of HS2 so far’.
A report published by the Institute of Economic Affairs has been described by the Stop HS2 campaign as ‘the most...
Highlights from the Public Accounts Committee
Following getting a complete kicking from the Public Accounts Committee in 2012, HS2 Ltd went back to get another...
HS2 Labour’s Poisoned Chalice
This was first published on HS2 Buzz.
It’s March 2010 and the Labour party strategic planning committee know Labour...
HS2 to stay on amber-red alert says MPA chief, as release of reports goes to appeal.
David Pitchford, the head of the Major Projects Authority has told the Daily Telegraph that...
From the Archives: The Economics Exam HS2 question
Today numerous A and AS level students are getting their results, so we are reposting 15-Aug-2013
Walking the route: Jos Smith
On Sunday 21st July I set out to walk the proposed route of the High Speed 2 railway between...