This week, the subject of HS2 came up on the BBCs Question Time. As when it has come up before, it didn’t exactly get rousing support, with even the leader of the Scottish Conservatives Ruth Davidson MSP straying from the party line.
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HS2 blocking hi-tech job creation
One of the great ironies of HS2 is the number of job creation schemes it is stopping.
Take Washwood Heath in...
Under Severe Strain
Beleben has been looking at the NAO report into HS2.
In particular he says:
The report did not address the...
HS2 is delayed again, and it’s all our fault. Obviously.
With the House of Lords HS2 Hybrid Bill Committee still sitting, the Government has finally admitted the bleeding obvious,...
HS2 will mean more long distance commuting to London
Today’s Wright Stuff program featured HS2 – unpopular in Manchester, as a show of hands from the audience revealed.
One...
HS2 Phase 2 “preferred route” disgusts Yorkshire residents
How Radio 4 broke the news of the Phase 2b announcement last week.
One myth busted
From HS2 and the Environment:
One of the particularly controversial aspects of the HS2 project has been the stated aim...
The Autumn Statement and the white elephant in the Chamber
From 51M:
In his Autumn Statement yesterday, the Chancellor announced the establishment of a £23bn national productivity investment fund.
The...
HS2 barely there
In the major Government announcements of the Autumn Statement, one might expect to see something about big Government projects,...