HS2 and the South West
From 51M:
The recent Commons debate on the Great Western Railway routes highlighted the enormous disparity between infrastructure investment...
Tag: Barnett formula
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...
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...
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...
Reasons to be cheerful following election
This was originally published in the Bucks Herald:
The politics of HS2 is far from certain. It would be...
Plaid Cymru set out HS2 £4bn stall for General Election
Today, Jonathan Edwards MP has launched a campaign calling for fairness for Wales, demanding that Wales should receive £2-4bn...
Barnett costs mean billions more will have to go on the HS2 bill.
Following the discovery last week that HS2 Ltd had decided to keep the estimated running costs of the project...
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...
Recent news items on HS2
A selection of recent news items about HS2:
Independent: Saving Time but Wasting Money: HS2 is on track
It wouldn’t...