Successful delivery of HS2 has been rated as “unachievable” since June 2019, report shows.
Today, the National Audit Office has produced a report which amongst other things concludes that “HS2 is over budget...
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Commons Library Alters Briefing to Prove £65bn HS2 Cost Estimate Came From Government.
A briefing paper written for the House of Commons Library has been edited following accusations from the Department for...
Behind the Brexit Firewall, HS2 has been Trundling on at Panic Stations with Increased Costs, Incompetence, Spin and Fraud.
With the Brexit Firewall incinerating almost everything else that has the audacity to try and become news, you might...
National Audit Office report shows HS2 property cost estimate has trebled.
Today, the National Audit Office has published a report into HS2 buying land and property on Phase 1 of...
HS2 in Parliament Twice This Week, With More to Come.
This week, HS2 is due to come up in Parliament twice. On Wednesday, Stone MP Bill Cash has organised...
Whistleblower Claims HS2 “Knowingly Misled Parliament” Covering Up £1.9bn “Petrifying Overspend”
Doug Thornton, the former head of property at HS2 Ltd has told The Sunday Times that he was put...
Following a Government audit, Stop HS2 accuse HS2 Ltd of “running their own gravy train with their snouts in the trough of taxpayers’ money”
An internal government audit into HS2 Ltd redundancy schemes which involved payouts significantly higher than allowed by the Department...
Grayling Covers Up Actual Budget & Timescales from HS2 Documents
Whilst Secretary of State for Transport Chris Grayling has spent the last week insisting that HS2 is ‘on time...
HS2 Ltd at the Public Accounts Committee – Again
Last week, we reported about the ‘amazement’ of MPs on the Public Accounts committee, as HS2 Ltd came up with £9bn of HS2 savings to wipe out a £9bn overrun. Here’s a video of the highlights of that hearing.
Auditor General: “Government must decide what is essential and what is not”
In a speech marking the 150th anniversary of the establishment of the office of the Comptroller and Auditor General,...