Bradford Businesses Slate HS2 A survey conducted by Bradford Chamber of Commerce has shows that businesses in the city are exceptional sceptical about HS2,...
Respond to the Phase 2 HS2 consultation TODAY! The HS2 Phase 2 Consultation closes at 5pm TODAY (Friday 31st January 2014). Unfortunately it is now to late to...
Stop HS2: “Government looking desperate” with updated case for HS2 Following the release of a new strategic case for HS2, Stop HS2 Campaign Manager Joe Rukin said; “As we expected,...
Stop HS2 campaigners accuse the Government of blackmail over threats of improvement works Amid reports that the alternative to HS2 is improvements to the existing rail service, Stop HS2 campaigners have accused...
“More & more MPs are beginning to think HS2 is a white elephant” This is from last month when the Public Accounts Committee released their report into HS2. Since the reshuffle...
Mandelson: HS2’s ‘sheer cost will suck the very lifeblood’ out of the rail system Peter Mandelson’s speech in the House of Lords on Thursday 24th October. From Hansard. 24 Oct 2013 :...
HS2 Bill to jump by £5.3bn to £55.4bn following Welsh pay out precedent. UPDATE – UK Treasury denies Welsh escalation in HS2 costs. The Welsh Assembly finance minister Jane Hutt has confirmed the...
A message from a retired but formerly active trade unionist A number of trade unions published a letter in the Guardian last Saturday. Here is a personal response from...
Treasury insiders put cost of HS2 at £73,000,000,000 Treasury officials have told the Financial Times that the cost of building HS2, currently officially at £42.6bn,...
National CPRE still ignoring its own HS2 policy, despite concerns of local branches. The Staffordshire branch of the Campaign to Protect Rural England has launched a blistering attack on HS2, with CPRE...