Aspiring to Amber/red
BBC News Report from Saturday 25th May confirming that the Major Projects Authority categorised HS2 as Amber/Red* status. This...
Tag: Major Projects Authority
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...
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...
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,...
A year on: Damning MPA report on HS2 still secret
A year ago, we reported that the Major Projects Authority (MPA) rated the HS2 project as needing ‘urgent action’...
HS2: costing jobs, reducing growth
Before the government is plans to spend £33 billion – or more – on a single project, it should...
The DfT’s Hidden Document
This is a guest article by Colin Allen.
HS2 – “60% of Surveyed Business Passengers said they would do no...
Irresponsible Government to push ahead with high speed rails plans on Monday.
Although there has been no ruling yet on five legal challenges against the Government’s proposed HS2 high-speed rail network,...
West Coast Mainline franchise had same ignored faults as HS2, as Tory group slates plans.
Sam Laidlaw, who was put in charge of the investigation into the West Coast Mainline franchise fiasco, has told...
More MPs questioning HS2
Following on from the WCML franchise fiasco, MPs and the news media are turning the spotlight on the flaws...