MPA Report sneaked out, but still damning for HS2 The long awaited Major Projects Authority review has at long last been published: on a Friday before a bank...
Report shows case for HS2 has been manufactured, is out of control and will cost £53bn. Just three days after Secretary of State for Transport Patrick McLoughlin presented a Paving Bill to Parliament which asks...
As expected, McLoughlin asks for a blank cheque with no accountability to blow on HS2. The Government have published their High Speed Rail (Preparation) Bill, without saying how much extra money they actually want...
Rising HS2 bills could mean two HS2 bills in Queens Speech. Desperate to find a way to spend more money more quickly on HS2, the Government is expected to announce...
Crossrail and HS2 – from last week’s transport questions From Hansard for Thursday 25th April. Earlier discussion included East Coast Main Line franchise. Lyn Brown (West Ham) (Lab):...
Views from the two parties opposed to HS2 With county council elections due on May 2nd, many people affected by HS2 are saying they won’t vote for...
HS2 cost passes £40bn, with £1bn to be spent before a vote takes place. Written answers in the House of Commons have put the cost of the HS2 rail project at £41.25 billion,...
Nimbyism: a pejorative term used to dismiss proper arguments Today, The Observer reported “High-speed rail opponents ‘portrayed as posh nimbys’ by peer’s lobbying firm”, following...
“Shit them up”; The tactics of Government funded HS2 lobbyists. A report from Spinwatch has revealed how lobbyists set out to intimidate local opposition HS2. Their report, Beeching and HS2, more in common than you think. This week, The Daily Telegraph reported that rail tracks closed in the Beeching Axe will reopen thanks...
Beeching and HS2, more in common than you think. This week, The Daily Telegraph reported that rail tracks closed in the Beeching Axe will reopen thanks...