Some Recent Written Answers Questions regarding the reporting of costs and current cost levels were covered in this article yesterday. Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham...
Orwellian Newspeak as McLoughlin relaunches HS2, yet again. Secretary of State for Transport Patrick McLoughlin has been in Leeds today, spinning his heart out to...
Queens speech: not HS2 beyond Birmingham As expected the Queen’s speech today confirmed that legislation for HS2 will continue with the statement “My government will...
Government admit they do not know or care what HS2 costs are Two separate freedom of information requests have revealed that the UK Government does not have a current cost estimate...
Scotland set to be an official loser from HS2 While many in the SNP are up in arms at the revelation yesterday that there are no...
Forget Scotland, there is no case for HS2 anywhere The SNP have reacted angrily to a leak from HS2 Ltd to The Independent on...
Councils facing massive cuts have money to burn lobbying for HS2. One of the more bizarre announcements since the election regarding HS2 has come from councils in Yorkshire, who have...
HS2 sceptic appointed to help deliver ‘Northern Powerhouse’ vision. Jim O’Neill, former chief economist at Goldman Sachs and Chair of the City Growth Commission has been appointed as...
Make HS2 your personal ‘Red Line’ on May 7th. With less than a day to go before the General Election, it is a surprise to many commentators that...
Government refuse to release HS2 polling until after election. The both the Department for Transport and HS2 Ltd have decided not to publish polling concerning the HS2 project,...