Interesting developments afoot for the HS2 campaign this week as the final decision about HS2 looms large. The anti-HS2 camp can look on with intrigue and hope as they witness the latest happenings at the Department of Transport. The Delay We can welcome the news that Justine Greening has decided to delay the decision on HS2 from the 20th December to until mid-January in order to [...]

When the HS2 Roadshow came to Waddesdon, John Bercow was kind enough to speak with us and to articulate exactly why HS2 is bad for Buckinghamshire and bad for the UK.

Article from the Telegraph, by Andrew Gilligan 31st July, 2011 They weren’t racing to register their support for trains moving at 250mph.   They just wanted trains moving at any speed at all. At the height of Thursday’s rush hour, thanks to “power supply problems,”   the entire rail service out of Yorkshire’s biggest city had ground [...]

June 28th 2011 by Katie Turnbull The drama surrounding the controversial High Speed Two has escalated over the last few days. Most recently it was announced that China intended to invest in the HS2 project. On a state visit to Britain this week, the Chinese Premier Mr Wen declared an interest in supporting the scheme, [...]

24th June Written by Emma Turnbull   Oh dear, it’s all come down to offensive stereotypes and fantasy ‘bad guys’. This week witnessed a new low in the pro-HS2 campaign, as their new “Southern toffs’ lawns or Northerner’s jobs” campaign rolled into Northern and Midlands cities on buses and billboards. Their message; a ‘vocal minority’ [...]