“Incomprehensible” that HS2 could be approved before Serious Fraud Office investigation is concluded
The Stop HS2 campaign has issued a video message to Boris Johnson, expressing dismay that...
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HS2 Gagging Scandal Intensifies
After Rail Minister Nus Ghani had categorically told him that no HS2 staff have ever signed agreements with confidentiality clauses, Ivan Lewis MP was rather less than impressed when a written answer from her counterpart in the Lords, Baroness Vere, showed there have actually been 47.
Naturally, Lewis was not too impressed on this and on the day that parliament broke up for summer spoke about HS2 twice. First was to ask the Speaker what the procedure for getting Ghani back to explain why she misled parliament, and the second time he made it clear that the whistleblowing scandal at HS2 Ltd is not going away.
“Parliament was misled”, as Lord claims £86bn HS2 cost has been known since 2016
House of Lords, 24th July 2019. Tony Berkeley claims that parliament has been misled for at least three years and that the £86bn cost estimate for HS2 has been known for at least three years. Baroness Vere seems to claim that gagging former employees is standard practice at HS2 Ltd.
Leadsom calls for review of HS2 Business Case, Labour want independent peer review
This week Andrea Leadsom brought a debate in Parliament about the business case for HS2. Like so many of...
Former HS2 Boss Admits “Nobody Knows” What HS2 Will Cost, Calls for Euston Delay, and says “Something Will Have to Give” out of Cost/Scope/Speed, Whilst Ghani Seems Proud to Remain Clueless.
Former chair of HS2 Ltd Sir Terry Morgan appeared before the Lords Economic Affairs Committee on Tuesday, and demonstrated...
DfT Admit They Don’t Know How Much Has Been Spent on HS2 Property, as Lawsuit Looms
The Department for Transport has stated that it does not hold any record of how much has been spent...
Brexit the Only ‘Possible Justification’ for Continuing with ‘Failed’ & ‘Flawed’ HS2 says Secret Government Report.
A Post-Brexit Keynesian stimulus to the economy has been cited as the only possible justification for continuing with HS2,...
Whistleblower Claims HS2 “Knowingly Misled Parliament” Covering Up £1.9bn “Petrifying Overspend”
Doug Thornton, the former head of property at HS2 Ltd has told The Sunday Times that...