New deep-water terminal a bigger opportunity for the North West than High Speed 2
A report published today by law firm by north-west based law firm Brabners says that the Liverpool2 super port...
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HS2, increasing carbon emissions for decades
When HS2 was first announced, many people assumed that trains were always good for the environment, and didn’t look...
HS2 four years and counting…the cost
Originally published on 51M to mark the fourth anniversary of the announcement of the decision to build HS2. The Secretary...
Boris visit to HS2 affected areas of Ruislip
Lottie Jones writes about Boris Johnson’s visit on Friday to places in his constituency affected by HS2. Originally posted...
Petition: spend HS2 money on a national long term flood defence strategy
One of the big issues around the £55 billion that the government are planning to spend on HS2 is...
£0 valuation leads Mayor to call HS2 compensation ‘miserly’
Earlier this week, the Evening Standard reported that a house in London had been given a £0 valuation in...
Andy McDonald is new Shadow Transport Minister
Following the resignation yesterday of Jonathan Reynolds as Shadow Rail Minister, Middlesbrough MP Andy McDonald has been appointed as...
National Audit Office Slate Major Projects, Again
Today, the NAO has produced a report looking into major projects. Their conclusion, that a third of them could...
High speed fares: not fair for all
One of the many assumptions which underlie the HS2 Ltd’s case for a new high speed railway is that ticket prices...
Flooding and the HS2 Backlash, Part Three.
Here are just some of the tweets over the last month linking the issues of flooding and HS2
Part One...