That Pesky Preparation Act Provision
One of the provisions of the High Speed Rail (Preparation) Act (2013) was that the Secretary of State was...
Monthly Archives: March 2015
Parliament dissolved, election campaign begins
Today, Parliament was dissolved and the 2015 election campaign begins. This means there are no current Members of...
HS2: Wrong project at wrong price in wrong direction to wrong stations
Evidence from a wide range of experts including supporters of HS2 produces a report from the Lords Economic Affairs Committee that concludes that HS2 has not been justified. Transport Commentator, Christian Wolmar interviewed by Vanessa Feltz on BBC Radio London, 25th March 2015.
HS2 – a scheme that increases carbon emissions
One of the arguments in favour of high speed rail is that because of modal shift, it can...
Information Commissioner rules for release of HS2 reports. Supreme Court destroys Govt veto.
The Information Commissioner, Graham Smith, has again ruled that updated Major Project Authority reports about HS2 should...
HS2 committee publishes interim report
This morning the HS2 Hybrid Bill Committee published their First Special Report of Session 2014–15, which summarises the interim...
Case for HS2 has not been made, says Economic Affairs Committee.
The House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee, chaired by Lord Hollick has today published their report “The...
Spring Walks in South Cubbington Wood, March, April and May 2015
Frances Wilmot, Cubbington Action Group Publicity Officer, writes:
Cubbington Action Group against HS2 is once again leading Spring Walks to...
Running their own gravy train: 18 HS2 staff earn more than Prime Minister
A Freedom of Information request submitted by The Express and Star has revealed that HS2 Ltd currently...
HS2 is “the wrong project in the wrong place” says rail expert
Railway Historian Christian Wolmar explains why HS2 has “a lot of flaws” and how a line with no stops between London & Birmingham is “a very strange way to design a railway”. Interviewed with Gareth Edwards from London ReConnections by Anthony Baxter on London Live TV, 17th March 2015.