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....
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Government considering £9bn of cuts to HS2 says National Audit Office.
The National Audit Office has today (Tues 28th June) delivered its’ third report on HS2, which admits the cost...
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Plaid Cymru: Labour Government’s failure to secure funding from £80bn HS2 project for Wales is exposed Yorkshire Post: McLoughlin waters...
Welsh row could see official HS2 cost rise to £66.3bn
A fortnight ago, Stop HS2 reported that the official cost of HS2 had jumped to £63.1bn following the Autumn...
Osborne boots HS2 links to Manchester, Leeds & East Midlands into long grass.
Today the Government will announce they will submit legislation to Parliament to build part of Phase 2 of HS2,...
Barnett inconsistency adds another £7.4bn to HS2 bill
One of the documents accompanying the Autumn Statement is a Treasury document containing a statement on funding policy regarding...
HS2 Cost Jumps by £5.6 bn.
This article has been amended from the one published earlier today, as the Department for Transport, whilst being unable to provide...
46 HS2 Ltd staff earn more than Prime Minister
Back in March, it was revealed that 18 staff at HS2 Ltd earned more than the £142,000 salary of...
Autumn statement will see cost of HS2 go up, against a backdrop of cuts.
On Wednesday in the Autumn Statement, against a backdrop of cuts to services across the board, the cost of...
MPS call for end of unfair tax on farmers blighted by HS2
From the CLA website: A group of senior MPs has written to the Treasury backing the CLA’s call to...