Better Broadband not HS2, survey finds
According to new research by ComRes published today, 50% of UK adults say upgrading Britain’s national broadband network should...
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From the Archives: More details from the New Economics Foundation report
Regardless of what HS2 Proponents say about HS2 being the only option, that’s not so. Here’s a look back...
“HS2 is a project of the past”
Dr Philip Lee, Conservative MP for Bracknell, explains in his local paper why he voted against HS2 at the...
Recent Parliamentary Questions: costs of HS2
From Hansard: Treasury Questions: Infrastructure 10th December 2013 Helen Jones (Warrington North) (Lab): Can the Chief Secretary confirm that the cost of...
From the National Infrastructure Plan
Ahead of today’s Autumn Budget statement, the Government published the National Infrastructure Plan, 2013. Here is some of what...
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...
Chief Exec refuses to bet for charity that HS2 will come in on budget
Alison Munro, CEO of HS2 Ltd refuses to bet for charity that HS2 will come in on budget: Proof...
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 it...
More details from the New Economics Foundation report
The New Economics Foundation looked at what they thought were the Government’s objectives in building HS2, and found that...
Latest UK rail usage data
This article by Malcolm Griffiths of Bluespace Thinking, covers the fall in rail passenger journeys announced last week. UK...