Government mount desperate bid to cut HS2 costs.
Cabinet Secretary Sir Jeremy Heywood has been called in to HS2 to mount an investigation into whether it is...
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HS2 four years and counting…the cost
Originally published on 51M to mark the fourth anniversary of the announcement of the decision to build HS2. The Secretary...
Delaying all the decisions
While there were rumours that the decision on expansion at Gatwick or Heathrow was supposed to be made...
Autumn statement will see cost of HS2 go up, against a backdrop of cuts.
On Wednesday in the Autumn Statement, against a backdrop of cuts to services across the board, the cost of...
Heathrow-HS2 link (still) in limbo
Update: As is typical of the weasel wording used by the Department for Transport, the situation over the HS2-Heathrow...
Fly away HS2
HS2 was originally seen as a replacement for airport growth – but with news today of whether there should...
New Man, New Spin: Sir David Higgins at the IOD
Last Friday, Sir David Higgins appeared in front of an audience at the Institute of Directors, a body which...
Twas the week before Christmas: HS2 in Parliament
HS2 has come up in Parliament several times this week. Here is some of what was said (Parliamentary quotes...
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...