@stophs2

#StopHS2: no business case, no environmental case, no money to pay for it.

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HS2: the cancellation figure no independent body has checked

The case for finishing HS2 Phase 1 leans on a cancellation estimate the DfT uplifted by 66%. Take the uplift out and cancelling costs far less than finishing. It needs an independent review before...

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The cancellation costs of #HS2 were inflated to dissuade cancellation. What a surprise! constructionnews.co.uk/civil…

Ex-HS2 analyst urges review of £58bn cancellation estimate

A former HS2 cost analyst has called for an independent review into the government’s estimated cost of cancelling the HS2 high-speed rail line, amid

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So £102 billion may be only a small part of the total cost if Andy has its way…when does this madness ever end?
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@theipaperJun 15
Andy Burnham: I’ll resurrect HS2 from Birmingham to Manchester trib.al/75pxqXU

Andy Burnham: I'll resurrect HS2 from Birmingham to Manchester

The Greater Manchester Mayor will use Crossrail-style funding to bring back the northern leg of the high speed rail project

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HS2 Corruption Please support this petition, I and my friends know how long it takes to get ANY compensation out of HS2 Ltd, never mind a fair deal.
rick cressman@lordwaynebasMay 30
Replying to @stuartshakesby @SteveBakerFRSA
And now HS2 think they can devastate and not compensate businesses they are damaging while the project very slowly progresses ?!! Please support our Petition - Thank you petition.parliament.uk/petit…

Petition: Review compensation schemes for businesses affected by HS2 construction

We ask the Government to launch a review of compensation schemes for businesses along the HS2 route that are suffering serious financial harm due to ongoing construction. Road closures, reduced...

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While HS2 has been a disaster for taxpayers, the biggest victims are residents along the route. Many have had their homes stolen by the government and many more have faced years of severe disruption, often without compensation. #HS2 ealingtimes.co.uk/news/26133…

Ealing-Acton MP raises plight of 'forgotten' HS2 sufferers

FOLLOWING this week’s ‘reset’ announcement on the HS2 rail link, Ealing Central and Acton MP Rupa Huq spoke in the Commons to seek support for affected constituents in the Old Oak Common area.

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HS2 is the wildest white elephant in British history. Please put it out of its misery | Simon Jenkins #StopHS2 #HS2 theguardian.com/commentisfre…

HS2 is the wildest white elephant in British history. Please put it out of its misery | Simon...

The government is in thrall to the sunk-cost fallacy. Scrap the project, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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Transport Sec finally admits #HS2 is a vanity project! She says "it was a massively over-spec'd folly with the prospect of the fastest train anywhere in the world tickling the fancy of Conservative* ministers" #StopHS2 youtu.be/hV1_wrVSXwc

Transport Secretary admits HS2 is "a massively over-spec'd folly"

[Stop HS2 note: the original over-specification came fron Labour's ...

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*Note: it was Labour Transport Secretary Lord Adonis who mandated the speed of #HS2 should be the fastest in the world. #StopHS2 theguardian.com/politics/201…

Adonis unveils £30bn high-speed rail plans

Minister says building work on 250mph route cutting journey times between London and Birmingham could begin in 2017

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Can confirm, every review of #HS2 results in increased costs, reduced scope or delays to projects. Today's announcement has all three. #stopHS2
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Watching Heidi Alexander in Parliament on #HS2, costs have gone up in part because of inflation. #stophs2
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Another MP raises issues of #HS2 taking land and not releasing it.
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"for too long this project has been about speed and not capacity" #HS2 #stophs2
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Alexander adds a load of costs to cancelation of #HS2 - smacks of the costs of cancelling HS2 being added to the benefits a few years ago to argue it should continue.
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