Professor Lord May of Oxford is so appalled by the behaviour of HS2 Ltd that he says he would trust few people involved with HS2 to mow his lawn. Then, giving evidence, respected Mancunian economist and chair of the Cities Growth Commission, Jim O’Neill, reveals that the leaders of northern cities are unwilling to listen to the strong evidence that shows it would be far preferable for northern cities to be better connected to each other rather than connected by HS2 to London.
House of Lords Ecomonics Affairs Committee: Economic Case for HS2, 13th January 2015
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Friday in Parliament – watch HS2 Referendum Bill debate live
The HS2 Referendum Bill debate follows the Local Government (Review of Decisions) Bill. Here’s the live feed from Parliament (it may need a special plug-in and not all browsers will display this):
PS We’ll tweet from @stophs2 when the HS2 Referendum debate starts.
Petitioning: if a nine year-old can do it, so can you!
Alex Rukin, who will be the youngest ever witness to a select committee on Monday 12th January, explains how to petition the Hybrid Bill.
When HS2 was first being planned….
As you may know, HS2 has been a disaster from the start. We have found this video, showing when the concept was first explained in 2008 to then Transport Minister, Andrea Adufus.
The human cost of proceeding with an unwarranted vanity project
How homeowners are being impacted by HS2
HS2 “incompetent & shambolic” – and won’t help the north
Leader of the Green Party, Natalie Bennett, is asked how to improve the northern economy. From Leaders Live (ITV), 26th November 2014.
North West London residents face years of serious disruption – all for the government’s white elephant vanity project. The local MP, Nick Hurd (Conservative) describes the organisation of HS2 Ltd as “incompetent and shambolic”. Tom Edwards reports from Ickenham for BBC London News, 25th November 2014.
No compensation for “like living next to a Berlin Wall”
Londoners whose homes or businesses which will be hit by noise and pollution during construction of HS2 are being short-changed in terms of compensation. They want a similar deal to those affected in rural areas where people up to 300m from the work will get additional money.
See more here
The ‘Fair Deal for London’ Alliance has launched a government e-petition calling for fair compensation for the capital, with the aim of obtaining a debate in parliament on the subject.
If you wish to sign the petition, you can do so at http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/71100.
H of L Economic Affairs Committee on HS2
At 1pm on Tuesday 4th November Joe Rukin, the Stop HS2 campaign manager, and Bruce Weston of HS2 Action Alliance will be appearing before the House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee. They will be followed by Cllr Martin Tett, 51m Alliance of Councils and Dr Richard Wellings, Institute of Economic Affairs.
PS You can view our evidence here: Stop HS2 Lords Economic Affairs Committee Submission
Not priced, no route and not high speed
On Monday, the Government announced HS3 – but with no route, no costs and no timetable.
Here are some of the news reports:
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We’ve got a load more reports on the Stop HS2 Youtube channel – please check it out.