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 [...]

15th July New Findings Today further details of the Bechstein’s bats at Finemere have been announced which puts the importance of their conservation in context to HS2 plans. Ongoing research by the Bernwood Forest Bechstein’s Project has highlighted the extent of this rare species’ presence at Finemere and their national significance. These findings are reported by Wildlife Extra News; In [...]

Today it was stated in the Birmingham Post that the anti-HS2 campaign efforts were threatening to derail the whole HS2 project. He stated that submissions to the consultation have been predominantly against, and that unless this changed the project was at risk of being scrapped. Please see the link for the full article: http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-transport-news/2011/07/07/transport-minister-warns-of-impact-of-anti-hs2-lobby-65233-29007874/#.ThXq0KS1J-s.twitter For more [...]

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, [...]

An independent report commissioned by the government’s Transport Select Committee today questioned the economic arguments underpinning the principle of HS2. The report by Oxera questioned the economic benefits claimed by the proposed rail project, stating that it would benefit London the most, rather than the North, as the Department for Transport constantly claim. It also questioned the environmental benefits claimed, stating that it would not reduce flights, [...]

16th June, 2011 This week 36 Wildlife Trust CEOs have signed a letter to David Cameron calling for plans for HS2 to be scrapped on the grounds that HS2 contravenes the Government’s own stance on the conservation of the Natural Environment, as set out in the recent white paper, The Natural Choice: Securing the Value [...]