The BBC report from to Leather Lane and Jones Hill Wood. Locals came along to watch what was happening at Leather Lane, organising a Toot your Salute to the oak trees as they drove past. the report includes an interview with Jim Ashton who lives by Leather Lane, the trees on which the AONB authorities are trying at least in part to save, with there being a petition to sign here. Mark Keir was interview from Jones Hill Wood, where campaigners are expecting an eviction soon.
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Greens vow to “Scrap the doomed HS2 rail line”
Carrying on with our sequence of looking at what the political parties think of HS2, it’s now the turn...
Have You Lost Money Due to HS2? Then it’s Time to Report HS2 Ltd to the Police for Fraud.
Yes, you did read that headline right!
Over the years, many people have demonstrated that the case for HS2 is...
After Dispatches – Where Are We Now With HS2?
Well, what a week it has been!
This time last week, when we were all looking forward to the upcoming...
Spend the HS2 Money in the North says Aylesbury Question Time Audience
Wigan MP Lisa Nandy said she couldn’t justify HS2 to her constituents, Jacob Rees-Mogg MP said he would cancel it immediately, and with the exception of just one person there was no love for HS2 on Valentines Day, as the BBC Question Time audience in Aylesbury said the money earmarked for it should be spent in the North instead.
Grayling: “We’re spending what it will take” on most expensive railway in the world
On Monday 17th July, when Chris Grayling made a stack of announcements about HS2, he ventured on the Today...
HS2 is ‘A Project of Extreme Financial Folly’
Mark Littlewood of the Institute of Economic Affairs gives his view on HS2
HS2 and Public Sector Pay on Question Time
For the last two weeks, HS2 has come up on BBC Question Time, both times being mentioned as something which could be cut to help pay for public sector pay increases. Jacob Rees Mogg and Nick Ferarri have basically made the same point, that if you don’t want to increase borrowing or taxes, then to increase Government spending on one item, something else has to go, so why not pick the most useless item of Government spending?
We’ve added these clips to our playlist of the times HS2 has got a kicking on Question Time.
Minister says HS2 should be cancelled to save money
Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt has reopened the debate about HS2, questioning whether it is worthwhile spending the money on it when cash is desperately needed for public services.
Here’s how this was covered by Roberto Perrone on BBC Three Counties Radio;
Greens & Ukip say stop wasteful HS2 to help solve this mess
In the BBC Debate last week, both Ukip & The Green Party very much stuck to their guns, pointing out that HS2 is simply an extravagance.