Showing posts with label HS2. Show all posts
Showing posts with label HS2. Show all posts
Tuesday, 12 November 2013

Do you believe in Santa Claus? More on the case for HS2

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**** In the remake of Miracle on 34th Street (the slightly schmaltzier version of the classic movie) a wave of people across New York - i...
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Wednesday, 11 September 2013

A frightening comment on the ghastly waste that is HS2 - who runs the country?

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**** Here's Jackie Sadek from UK Regeneration: The government seems to be going out on the offensive to promote HS2 today. About t...
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Thursday, 31 January 2013

Writing elsewhere...on the waste of cash that is HS2

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**** Over at the Culture Vultures you can read me ripping into High Speed Two: Let’s put is more simply still – if the government put ...
Saturday, 24 November 2012

High Speed 2 would damage the regeneration of Bradford

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**** Not me saying this (although I agree with the argument) but a former boss of the Strategic Rail Authority: “On regeneration, ...
Saturday, 7 July 2012

High speed rail still isn't the solution to the North's economic problems

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**** The other evening I was talking with Ray about public transport. A conversation at the end of which we agreed to disagree. However, R...
Friday, 11 May 2012

Government lobbying itself again...this time it's HS2 Ltd

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**** HS2 Ltd is the company set up to develop and promote the project. At this point, all you need to know is that: HS2 Ltd is a compan...
Thursday, 3 May 2012

So HS2 is a project where "successful delivery of the project is in doubt"

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****   The Cabinet Office "major projects team" thinks this of the High Speed Rail nonsense: "...HS2 has been given the...
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Tuesday, 1 May 2012

Ah, that high speed rail thing again...

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**** ...and how it's impact will not be what we're told: If building great roads and trains were the route to lasting prospe...
Thursday, 12 April 2012

Not looking good for HS2's economic case is it?

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**** The grand vanity project that is High Speed 2 - a fancy train set rushing the wealthy of Birmingham, Leeds and Manchester away to Lon...
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Friday, 23 September 2011

Is there actually a business case for HS2 - or is it just anecdote?

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**** From the select committee enquiry into the proposed high speed railway to Birmingham comes this gem from Sir Brian Briscoe, the boss...
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Tuesday, 20 September 2011

So the really fast train is just a means for rich folk to get to London quicker!

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**** Or that's the view of HS2's main proponent, Philip Hammond , the Transport Secretary: "Uncomfortable fact number one...
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Saturday, 5 March 2011

We need investment in local transport not another grand rail scheme

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You will know that I am not especially keen on the proposals for a high speed train, initially to Birmingham and subsequently along two sp...
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