Setting out my stall, part 2 This is second part of Peter’s account of a presentation he gave to the Coventry and Warwickshire network...
‘More spin and more debt’ is the clear message from new HS2 Chair. On what was surely had been orchestrated to be a set piece ‘good news’ day for HS2 as part...
Setting out the stall (part 1) This is Peter’s account of a presentation he gave to the Coventry and Warwickshire network of the Institution of...
Snippets from the Inter-City Rail Investment debate Debate on Thursday 9th January 2014: from Hansard. Inter-City Rail Investment Ian Swales (Redcar) (LD): I beg to move: That...
“More & more MPs are beginning to think HS2 is a white elephant” This is from last month when the Public Accounts Committee released their report into HS2. Since the reshuffle...
Mandelson: HS2’s ‘sheer cost will suck the very lifeblood’ out of the rail system Peter Mandelson’s speech in the House of Lords on Thursday 24th October. From Hansard. 24 Oct 2013 :...
“Nothing to be gained” from Labour support of HS2 says former rail minister. Former Labour Rail Minister and Glasgow MP, Tom Harris has said that he is “Becoming ever more convinced that...
MPs sign motion to block HS2 Blank Cheque Bill. 35 MPs, the majority of whom are not from constituencies affected by the proposed route of HS2, have signed...
Years of suffering ahead for Coventry & Kenilworth Interview with Coventry resident, Joe Elliott, who reports what he’s just learnt from HS2 Ltd about how residents are...
Some recent HS2 related news items Not surprisingly, since the announcement of Phase 2 of HS2, there has been a huge amount of press coverage....