“These mega-projects are the quack remedies of modern politics”
Thursday’s Guardian had an article by Simon Jenkins on the HS3 proposal – High-speed 3? These mega-projects are...
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New Safeguarding Maps
On Thursday, Patrick McLoughlin announced to Parliament that safeguarding directions along the London to West Midlands HS2 route have...
From the Archives: Grand plans and utopian visions
This article was originally published in November 2011:
“We should look sceptically at grand plans and utopian visions” said...
Judge rules legal action demanding publication of secret HS2 report will happen, eventually.
In court on Monday (23rd June 2014), Mr Justice Singh granted permission to the Information Commissioner to proceed with...
An HS2 version of the future to support a flawed business case
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One of the charges levelled at those opposing HS2 is that they exhibit a ‘stuck in the...
Chancellor Spots Design Flaw in HS2
In a speech given today at the Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester, George Osborne raised the...
Government moves cut HS2 campaign groups out of the democratic process.
The Government is trying to gag the two national groups opposing HS2, by challenging their right to appear in...
Keep the country safe by scrapping HS2
John Baron MP secures a debate on defence spending and says the UK is making grave errors in cutting defence spending. Here he suggests where cuts should be made to allow the UK to be able to afford its essential defence requirements. House of Commons, 19th June 2014.
A History of Washwood Heath
At the Westminster Hall debate on the proposed Washwood Heath Marshalling Yard Liam Byrne, MP for Birmingham Hodge Hill,...
HS2 Ltd and another failure of communication.
Over the last four years, HS2 Ltd haven’t exactly impressed when it has come to communications. With hundreds of...