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Digbeth businesses fear being cut off from city centre by HS2
Economic Development
Businesses in Digbeth have added their voices to the concerns over HS2 – fearing it will create an “impermeable barrier” from the city centre.
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Mike Nattrass: I am NOT joining the English Democrats Party
Economic Development
West Midlands MEP slams right wing party after it claimed he was joining them from ƵIP
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Impact of large-scale project must be measured
Opinion
It's time that we had a national impact office to monitor the effectiveness of government policies to support growth
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HS2 could prove one giant leap too far for the Ƶ
Opinion
Whereas John Kennedy set NASA the challenge of getting a man on the moon within eight years, Gordon Brown set Britain the challenge of getting a rail line between London and Birmingham in about 16 years.
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HS2: West Midlands economy will receive £3.1bn boost, claims new study
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Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin launches campaign to win support for the planned North-South line
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Chancellor George Osborne: I'm passionately in favour of HS2
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Chancellor claims the line would “transform the economic geography of our country and help spread rising prosperity to the Midlands and the North of England
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HS2 benefits dwindle as costs spiral, says public spending watchdog
Economic Development
Commons public accounts committee says Dept of Transport has failed to present convincing business case for high speed rail scheme.
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Don't derail HS2 yet says Midland IoD chief
Economic Development
The IoD’s director general Simon Walker recently called on the Government to abandon HS2, branding it ‘a grand folly’, based on a survey of IoD members
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It’s high time for a U-turn on costly HS2
Opinion
The estimated cost of Government’s proposal to build a high speed railway from London to Birmingham continues to rise month by month.
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Labour comes up with plan to save HS2
Economic Development
Miliband government would change name and scrap management company to cut costs and save scheme
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Alistair Darling calls for new look at HS2 as cost estimates soar
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Ex-Chancellor and Transport Secretary warns project could drain investment from railways for next 30 years
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Birmingham business leaders blast 'wild guesses' behind claims of HS2 cost
Economic Development
A report by the Institute for Economic Affairs claimed the High Speed Rail route would cost £80bn
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HS2 bosses hit back after report claims it will cost £80bn
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Company behind high speed rail plans hits out at report claiming it will cost more than double the amount predicted
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HS2 could free up other lines, claims Network Rail study
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Towns and cities across the West Midlands will benefit from faster and more frequent rail services once the new high speed rail line is complete.
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HS2 chief signs up to Post infrastructure summit
Economic Development
David Prout has become the latest major name to sign up to the Birmingham Post Infrastructure Summit.
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Pop guru Pete Waterman joining HS2 taskforce
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Coventry-born entrepreneur will join senior figures from business, academia and local government on the panel
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HS2 vital to the country, says former Network Rail and Railtrack chief
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Sir John Armitt believes HS2 would be the most efficient rail line in the country replacing line more than a century old
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HS2 could create up to 50,000 jobs, claim bosses
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High-speed rail officials pledged the HS2 line could create about 50,000 jobs as they visited to Birmingham.
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Court of Appeal rejects latest HS2 challenges
Economic Development
Fifteen councils and many residents' associations along the route, had asked appeal judges to order further assessment of the High Speed Rail 2 scheme
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Using HS2 to re-invent Birmingham
Opinion
 Professor Kathryn Moore, speaking on  'Transport and Living Futures'  delivered a lecture which was, for me, in a different league.
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The alternatives to HS2 are going nowhere fast
Opinion
The debate over whether to build a new high speed rail line continues, with Lord Mandelson warning the project could prove to be “an expensive mistake”.
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HS2 route 'safeguarded by government'
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Transport secretary says line has been protected against future development that might conflict
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London still growing - but the rest of Ƶ is languishing
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There are still some serious people who think that the 'economic miracle' of China is still far from being a done deal.
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Is it possible to debunk the HS2 Myths?
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There are now serious questions being asked about the justification of the high speed rail connection between London and the north of England which will include Birmingham
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