Stop HS2: “Government looking desperate” with updated case for HS2
Following the release of a new strategic case for HS2, Stop HS2 Campaign Manager Joe Rukin said;
“As we expected,...
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New business case issued today
The much heralded new HS2 business case is being published today, with a written ministerial statement.
It’s expected to...
Stop HS2 campaigners accuse the Government of blackmail over threats of improvement works
Amid reports that the alternative to HS2 is improvements to the existing rail service, Stop HS2 campaigners have accused...
50,000 pages of information and only 8 weeks to reply
Cheryl Gillan MP requests a debate on the efficiency and effectiveness of consultation periods so that those affected by...
“More & more MPs are beginning to think HS2 is a white elephant”
This is from last month when the Public Accounts Committee released their report into HS2. Since the reshuffle...
Cameron says he’ll cancel HS2 if Labour u-turn
The same day as The Sun revealed that Labour have given HS2 sceptic a veto on their party’s...
Mandelson: HS2’s ‘sheer cost will suck the very lifeblood’ out of the rail system
Peter Mandelson’s speech in the House of Lords on Thursday 24th October. From Hansard.
24 Oct 2013 :...
UK Treasury denies Welsh escalation in HS2 costs.
The UK Treasury has denied that Wales has got extra funding via the Barnett Formula as a result of...
HS2 Bill to jump by £5.3bn to £55.4bn following Welsh pay out precedent.
UPDATE – UK Treasury denies Welsh escalation in HS2 costs.
The Welsh Assembly finance minister Jane Hutt has confirmed the...