“No money to pay for it”
British politicians, like Philip Hammond and Norman Baker have argued strongly for HS2 on the grounds that Europe and the rest of the world have been building high speed railways, and we can’t be “left...
View ArticleUpdate from the No TAV campaign
This is a guest post by Madeleine Wahlberg, who isin touch with the No TAV campaign in Italy. Sounds familiar? Nine reasons behind the ‘no’ of the ‘NO TAV’ movement in Italy You may have heard that a...
View ArticleWhen firecrackers are called bombs
This is a guest post by Madeleine Wahlberg, who recently attended the 2nd European Forum against “useless imposed Mega-projects” Two days ago Reuters put out a release titled “Bomb injures senior...
View ArticleWill French actions affect Italy?
We have now learnt some more about which proposed TGV lines may face cancellation by the new French government. Many of these form part of the European Core Network Corridors (TEN-T Programme)....
View ArticleThe pack of cards begins to fall as the UK still scrambles to save HS2
By Madeleine Wahlberg Readers will have noticed that the launch of Phase two of HS2 was accompanied by the usual references to the need to ‘catch up with Europe’. Over 3 years we have regularly posted...
View ArticleThe real European lesson for Cameron: High speed derailment of political...
This article is by Madeleine Wahlberg. In a recent announcement Cameron said “The rest of the world is getting on board the high-speed rail revolution and it is right that we should too.” [Hansard 6...
View ArticleVote for the ‘Pinocchio Award’ – Your chance to help our high speed rail...
This post is by Madeleine Wahlberg. Avid readers of this blog will know that HS2 is not the only ridiculous and destructive HSR scheme – there are plenty more in Europe. One of these is the Lyon –...
View ArticleHS2 and abuses of human rights – the trans European tribunal hearings
This is by Madeleine Wahlberg. Opposition to HS2 has been as much concerned with the processes that the governments have followed as with the case against the train itself. Concerns have included the...
View ArticleAt the European Parliament
“I am ashamed of how badly we use public funds and of the fact that in Europe the fundamental rights of the populations are so clearly ignored”. Shockingly, this was the conclusion of one of the MEPs...
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