tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433144336299288135.post5591103569624373138..comments2024-03-26T13:27:26.499+00:00Comments on Zelo Street: HS2 – Squeaky Bum TimeTim Fentonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00726447899972084146noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433144336299288135.post-55781350601135073862013-10-31T13:43:30.735+00:002013-10-31T13:43:30.735+00:00The really worrying thing is not the attacks by TP...The really worrying thing is not the attacks by TPA. Or the lack of proper support from political parties.<br /><br />It's the near total failure of HS2 Ltd to provide decent, targetted information to support their case. Take Crewe, HS2 should be the best thing to happen since the coming of the railways (or possibly the coming of Rolls Royce if you accept that technically the railways came before Crewe existed). Lots of benefits, next to to no negatives. So months ago we should have had a quick local display in a carnival atmosphere and the locals could go home with promotional bunting and balloons to decorate the town. Instead we have some lame, generic leaflets. We have an invitation to a meeting in December (or next January if you read the advert with the mistake). We have useless, supposedly local newspapers rehashing stories of destruction and compensation claim procedures from other areas - unchallenged by HS2 Ltd. We have our Eric Pickles look-a-like council leader going off on a jolly and basically announcing plans to demolish half the town for a super new development which he links to HS2 - again without even an "excuse me?" from HS2 Ltd.<br /><br />If they are this bad in what should be a safe area is it any wonder they are getting hassle elsewhere?<br /><br />And if these people can't even protect themselves from bad press can we really trust them to look after building the line? Or are we just hoping that the career civil servants at the DfT will keep an eye on things for us....?SteveBnoreply@blogger.com