HS2 not debated at Green Party conference
The Green Party's spring conference has ended without a vote having been taken on the contentious issue of HS2. The Greens have long opposed the high speed rail project, but…
5 things to look out for at Green Party conference
Members of the Green Party of England and Wales will be meeting in Birmingham from 11-12 March for the party’s spring conference. The biannual event will see keynote addresses from…
Over 200 Green Party members sign open letter condemning pro-HS2 motion
Hundreds of members of the Green Party of England and Wales have signed an open letter calling for a motion on HS2 submitted to the party's spring conference to be…
Why Greens4HS2 want the Green Party to support HS2
At the Green Party's 2023 spring conference, members will debate the party's position on the fourth episode of #BrightGreenLive, our editor Chris Jarvis interviewed Greens4HS2 members Emma Garnet and Pete…
Why I changed my mind about HS2
Full disclosure: I love trains. I always have. I’m lucky enough to live close enough to HS1 to have been able to travel easily across the Channel. I once took…
A better future for transport after the pandemic?
The government is worried that as the economy recovers this year, “the move away from public transport during the crisis will cause unmanageable levels of car traffic, slowing some areas…
Is opposing HS2 the best use of the left’s political energy?
Unlike most infrastructure projects, HS2 has potential ecological benefits, which means that environmentalists have to choose between two harmful options. Yet we cannot consider HS2 in the abstract: we must…
If the left is serious about tackling climate change, we need to back HS2
Sections of the UK’s terminally incoherent environmental movement have chosen High Speed 2 (HS2) as their latest object of opposition. The planned high-speed rail system was first proposed in 2009…
The green movement should support the HS2 protestors
Three weeks after contractors discovered a network of tunnels beneath the HS2 works in Euston, the evictions of the remaining protestors have begun. HS2 and high-speed rail in general have…
Greens who oppose HS2 are being short sighted
I must say I’m quite surprised by the enthusiasm for greens opposing HS2, announced to get ahead today. People say the business model doesn’t imply it will cut CO2 and…