Morgan and Ghani to appear in front of the Lords on Tuesday
On Tuesday, the Lords Economics Affairs Committee will be holding an oral evidence session on HS2. This is a...
Tag: long distance travel
Case for HS2 has not been made, says Economic Affairs Committee.
The House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee, chaired by Lord Hollick has today published their report “The Economics of...
Rail Passenger Growth
A diagram which HS2 Ltd seems particularly fond of shows rail passenger growth, which they claim shows the need for...
Case for HS2 hit by recession in long distance travel and boom in home working.
This week, two reports have been published which hit hard at the case for HS2. Firstly, the Office for...
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...
Bradford Businesses Slate HS2
A survey conducted by Bradford Chamber of Commerce has shows that businesses in the city are exceptional sceptical about HS2,...
HS2 – “an act of faith” based on outdated ideas
Today Michael Heseltine has come out strongly in favour of HS2: he’s already been interviewed by the Today program...
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...
Letter to the new Transport Minister
Letter to Baroness Kramer, new Transport Minister, sent last week. Dear Baroness Kramer, Congratulations on your appointment as Minister...
Roundup: This week’s news on HS2
Since Patrick McLouglin upped the cost of HS2 by £10 billion to £42 billion (over £50 billion if you...