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...
Letter to new Under Secretary for Transport. Letter to Robert Goodwill, new Parliamentary Under Secretary for Transport, sent last week. Dear Mr Goodwill, Congratulations on your appointment as...
Is Simon Burns trying to stifle HS2 protests in Parliament? Ahead of the Government reshuffle yesterday, the position of Transport Minister became vacant when the previous incumbent Simon Burns...
Exact route details revealed of HS2 route via Derby This article is by Dr Paul Thornton. Hundreds more home owners across a new swathe of Staffordshire, and Derbyshire may...
The Prime Minister versus Stop HS2 Yesterday, David Cameron tweeted The fightback on #HS2 begins today with the Transport Secretary, Patrick McLoughlin, highlighting the huge...
A taskforce to grow the wrong thing Earlier today, the Department for Transport issued details of a so-called “HS2 Growth Taskforce”. They try to make...
HS2 legal appeal rulings due tomorrow – Wednesday 24th July. Rulings on Judicial Review appeals concerning HS2 will be handed down by the Court of Appeal at the Royal...
YouGov poll shows massive drop in public support for HS2. Following a series of disastrous revelations concerning the HS2 project, a poll carried out by YouGov has shown that...
Roundup: This week’s news on HS2 Since Patrick McLouglin upped the cost of HS2 by £10 billion to £42 billion (over £50 billion if you...