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.
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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,...
Hardly a ringing endorsement for HS2 from Chris Grayling
On Sunday 17th July, new Transport Secretary Chris Grayling told the BBC that he has: “No plans to back...
A little bit of history about HS2
Ever since it was announced in 2010, HS2 has been beset with problems and controversy. These all stem from...
Grayling and May must urgently reassess HS2.
The Stop HS2 campaign is calling on new Secretary of State for Transport Chris Grayling to urgently review the...
HS2: A note for all the new people.
Finding out HS2 is coming near where you live, or even through it, is not a nice thing to...
HS2 Sheffield station decision is just another cut to HS2, with more to come.
Today (7th July), HS2 Ltd have announced that following a drive to cut costs from the project, they will...
The HS2 NAO report – The only ‘other’ news story on Thursday
This week, if you’ve been living in a cave and failed to spot it, the political fallout following Brexit has dominated the news. In fact ‘dominated’ is rather an understatement, as whilst there has been sport and weather, most days there hasn’t been any other news reported at all by most broadcasters.
However, on the 1pm news on Thursday there was one other story that made it through, the latest National Audit Office report on HS2:
Government considering £9bn of cuts to HS2 says National Audit Office.
The National Audit Office has today (Tues 28th June) delivered its’ third report on HS2, which admits the cost...
Government mount desperate bid to cut HS2 costs.
Cabinet Secretary Sir Jeremy Heywood has been called in to HS2 to mount an investigation into whether it is...