HS2 U-turn from Tory think-tank, as failure to review shows Osborne jumped the gun.
The think-tank behind the original Conservative high speed rail proposal has promoted a report saying HS2 should be scrapped,...
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AP4 petitioning starts and AP3 continues
AP4 petitioning started yesterday, and will continue until 13th November. Meanwhile AP3 petitioning continues until 23rd October.
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HS2 Ltd: from ‘expecting to pass’ to ‘expecting to fail’ in just six months
At the weekend the Independent on Sunday reported that a review of HS2 Ltd due this year has...
Should Scottish taxpayers be paying towards HS2?
Video by Anas Hassan. “It looks unlikely that the UK Government’s new High Speed Railway Project, HS2, will be coming to Scotland any time soon.”
In the aftermath of Scotland voting to stay within the United Kingdom, Anas explains why Scottish taxpayers should not have to contribute a single penny towards a railway which won’t even benefit the Scottish economy and, in fact, could damage it.
Leaflets from the Labour Party Conference
It seems like ages ago, but its just two weeks. We had lots of support at the Labour Party...
HS2 – reduce flights or increase flights?
In a report out today, it’s claimed that HS2 would mean that Birmingham airport could add an extra 750,000...
When Is A High Speed Train Not A High Speed Train?
This was originally posted on South Heath Against HS2.
Answer: When it’s a ‘cock-up’!
MP and HS2 minister Robert...
Skills shortage pushes up the bill for HS2
Originally published by 51M.
The National Infrastructure Plan for Skills sets out concerns that major infrastructure projects are threatened...
Not an Independent Infrastructure Commission….
Andrew Adonis, former Secretary of State for Transport under Labour, has been recruited by George Osborne, Chancellor of the...
Tory MP criticises Osborne’s visit to China
BBC Radio 4 Today programme interviews Cheryl Gillan MP, Conservative (Amersham & Chesham) and Simon Kirby, Chief Executive of HS2 Ltd. Published on 25 Sep 2015.