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 [...]

July 12th, 2011 Today Jerry Marshall, Chairman of the AGAHST Federation, Martin Tett, Bucks County Council Leader, rail expert Chris Stokes, Henry Daysh, Professor of Regional Development at Newcastle University and others joined a panel of experts giving evidence against HS2, at a Transport Select Committee inquiry. Jerry Marshall, who presented in the first half of [...]

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, [...]