Just 20 MPs turn up as HS2 Phase 1 clears final hurdle.
Yesterday the HS2 Hybrid Bill passed its’ final hurdle in the House of Commons, as the amendments made in...
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Dictatorial HS2 Ltd try to over-rule 750-year history of representation.
HS2 Ltd have challenged the right of 414 petitioners against the HS2 Hybrid Bill to be heard by the...
MPs to vote blind on ‘fungal toenail’ HS2 changes affecting 1500 landowners.
A briefing note published jointly by HS2 Ltd and the Department for Transport shows a minimum of 1,479 landowners...
From the Archives: Rail upgrades, with a hint of lies, incompetence, bribery and blackmail.
This was originally published June 2012, its interesting to see how things have changed since. On Monday [June 18th...
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...
HS2 ‘New City’ plans start to take shape.
In March 2012, it was reported that Professor Andrew McNaughton, then the chief engineer at HS2 Ltd had told an...
Anger before HS2 environmental summary publication as Minister labels environmental concerns “vexatious”
As HS2 Ltd prepare to publish a summary of responses to the HS2 Phase 1 Environmental Statement, under-secretary of...
HS2 Ltd ‘lose’ 877 pages of consultation documents, but deadline still stands.
A total of 877 pages of information affecting the constituencies of 17 MPs has been omitted from digital versions...
Recent news items on HS2
A selection of recent news items about HS2: Independent: Saving Time but Wasting Money: HS2 is on track It...
Some recent news items
A lot of news outlets reported about the Independent’s interview with Patrick McLoughlin: however there’s been some other more...