HS2 phase 1: 33 ancient woods condemned? From the Woodland Trust. With the imminent release of the draft Environmental Statement for the London to Birmingham phase...
Mad rush for HS2 gets even madder as bill presented today – Monday 13th May Campaigners are calling for MPs along the proposed route of HS2 to put their money where their mouth is,...
HS2: costing jobs, reducing growth Before the government is plans to spend £33 billion – or more – on a single project, it should...
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...
Not from Nottingham – direct trains face axe Nottingham residents are starting to realise that the golden hopes from HS2 aren’t all that glittering after all. A report...
Trident and HS2: Senseless megaprojects or jobs? A variation of this article was first published as The choice for Labour: Senseless megaprojects or jobs? by...
Some recent HS2 news items Guardian: HS2: the pebbledash people will rebel over high-speed rail David Cameron ignores those living in modest homes blighted...
HS1: Good idea but… This was originally published on HS2 and the Environment, as part of a series looking at RailFuture’s response...
And in the Budget, tucked in the detail…. Yesterday’s Budget speech by George Osborne had some important things to say – such as the cut to beer...