UPDATED – HS2 costs jump by £10bn, almost wiping out Spending Review savings in one hit. Introducing his ‘Blank Cheque’ Paving Bill for HS2, Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin has announced an amazing £9.9bn increase in...
MPs sign motion to block HS2 Blank Cheque Bill. 35 MPs, the majority of whom are not from constituencies affected by the proposed route of HS2, have signed...
MPs to vote on Blank Cheque Bill next week, despite more HS2 concerns. Government is set to press ahead with the first vote on their HS2 Blank Cheque Bill, which would release...
MPs need to realise we just don’t need HS2 This article was first published on politics.co.uk No matter how big the question marks over the HS2 project...
MPA Report sneaked out, but still damning for HS2 The long awaited Major Projects Authority review has at long last been published: on a Friday before a bank...
As expected, McLoughlin asks for a blank cheque with no accountability to blow on HS2. The Government have published their High Speed Rail (Preparation) Bill, without saying how much extra money they actually want...
Mad rush for HS2 gets even madder as bill presented today – Monday 13th May Campaigners are calling for MPs along the proposed route of HS2 to put their money where their mouth is,...
A year on: Damning MPA report on HS2 still secret A year ago, we reported that the Major Projects Authority (MPA) rated the HS2 project as needing ‘urgent action’...
HS2 budget farce brings hope ahead of Judicial Review verdicts. The news that HS2 is already over budget has come to no surprise to campaigners against the project, just...
From the StopHS2 youtube channel We have over 330 videos on the Stop HS2 Youtube channel. These range from music videos, such as...