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Here's a new blog explaining why 'celebrity environmentalist' Chris Packham is wasting his and everyone else by raising false expectations that his latest petition can get Parliament to cancel HS2. He's no idea how the petitions process works. Chris Packham’s wasting his time (again)… | Paul Bigland

 

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Some excellent stuff there Paul, thanks for sharing mate.

 

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Here's a new blog naming and shaming some of the Covidiot anti #hs2 protesters who're ignoring a national lockdown to turn up at the futile Euston protest. More dangerous hypocrisy from those opposed to building HS2. | Paul Bigland

 

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New blog on the fake environmentalists of HS2Rebellion. The fake environmentalists of Hs2Rebellion let their mask slip… | Paul Bigland

 

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New blog on the fake environmentalists of HS2Rebellion. The fake environmentalists of Hs2Rebellion let their mask slip… | Paul Bigland

These people are just anti, not positive about anything, they just jump around on various bandwagons depending on what the going rebellion group is at the time. The environment has very little to do with it.

 

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Indeed. 'Green' issues are just a hook to entrap people and get them to give money.

 

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Here's my latest blog which is an update on the progress with building HS2 from November 2020 until now, along with some useful links to other sources of information. High speed 2 update No 4. | Paul Bigland

 

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Following on from my blog looking at the latest progress on HS2, here's a new blog looking at the latest failures and farces of the campaign to stop HS2. Well, what's left of a 'campaign'! It’s the Hs2 ‘rebellion’ pantomime season! | Paul Bigland

 

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Here's a new blog poking fun at some of the daft environmental claims HS2 antis make. This one's a classic! Crazy anti-HS2 campaigner of the week. No 29. | Paul Bigland

 

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Looking good. New tube trains for the Piccadilly line in London. https://paulbigland.blog/2021/03/04...dilly-line-trains-for-the-london-underground/

 

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Morning folks. Here's a new blog detailing the latest failure of the anti Hs2 protests. Having lost another of their tiny number of protest camps last week another is being evicted today. Bailiffs and HS2 workers moved in to clear the Denham 'protection' camp in the early hours of this morning. https://paulbigland.blog/2021/03/22/hs2-protesters-faulty-towers-strategy-fails-again/

 

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Morning folks. Here's a new blog detailing the latest failure of the anti Hs2 protests. Having lost another of their tiny number of protest camps last week another is being evicted today. Bailiffs and HS2 workers moved in to clear the Denham 'protection' camp in the early hours of this morning. https://paulbigland.blog/2021/03/22/hs2-protesters-faulty-towers-strategy-fails-again/

Loving the first comment under your blog. It’s apparently all a big conspiracy by the roads and oil lobbies...

 

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Hi Folks, here's a new blog and pictures of Pacer car 55808 being delivered to its now home at Fagley Primary school in Bradford, where it's to become a Science classroom. Old trains find new uses. | Paul Bigland

 

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Hi Folks, here's two new HS2 blogs. The first illustrates the sort of legal nonsense the few remaining protesters surround themselves with, then wonder why they don't stand a chance in court.
Hs2rebellion’s ‘alternative laws’… | Paul Bigland

The second is the news that Natural England have granted licences for tree felling at Jones' Hill woods. He;pfully, NE have detailed the legal reasons and conditions surrounding the licences, which expose the nonsense the protesters spout. Some (real) HS2 environmental news… | Paul Bigland

Coming up soon will be a blog detailing some of the solid progress HS2 has made in carbon-reduction and the designs of structures on phase 1 and contract-letting on Phase 2a...

 

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New blog. It's the end of the line for 'StopHS2' as campaign manager Joe Rukin finally admits what the rest of us have known for years - he was wasting his time! It’s the end of the line for ‘StopHS2’ | Paul Bigland

 

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New blog. Today's latest farcical anti HS2 protest harks back to the classic days of 1960s satire as the protesters unintentionally go 'beyond the fringe'...https://paulbigland.blog/2021/04/07/hs2-protesters-go-beyond-the-fringe/

 

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As the HS2 antis have managed to get lazy Journalists to spread the story that HS2 is currently tearing up the woods that inspired author Roald Dahl to write 'Fantastic Mr Fox' I thought I'd do what the BBC and others can't be bothered to do and fact-check. Surprise, surprise...The truth about Jones’ Hill woods and Roald Dahl that you wont hear from anti HS2 protesters… | Paul Bigland

 

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Here's a new blog examining HS2 protesters latest legal fiasco in the High Court today when an injunction against felling at Jones' Hill woods was quashed, and also why a FOI appeal about piling in the Colne Valley was an embarrassing waste of time. Yet another anti HS2 legal fiasco… | Paul Bigland

 

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New blog. On the day London went to the polls to elect the next Mayor, anti HS2 protesters spray paint all over the 'HS2 HQ', only in a typical cock-up they get the wrong building an attack Network Rail's offices at Euston instead! Stupidity, thy name is HS2Rebellion! | Paul Bigland

 

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It's a double bill today. How's this for hypocrisy? A TV 'conservationist' who opposes HS2 on made up grounds but who's happy to make money flying wealthy people around the world to exotic locations on conducted nature tours. And no, it's not Chris Packham for a change! More cognitive dissonance from ‘Conservationists’… | Paul Bigland

 

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Here's a new blog with pictures and some links on chasing the Northern Class 769s on the line to Southport. Rolling blog: the hunting of the Class 769… | Paul Bigland

 

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On Monday I was out and about on the Midland Main Line sampling the new electric service to Corby, admiring the expansion of the line itself and also stopping off to look at some station refurbishments. You can read about it and find pictures here. Rolling blog: Opening up… | Paul Bigland

 

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New blog on the cognitive dissonance from @hs2rebellion supporters who want people to buy them an old car so they can drive to Cornwall to protest about, err - climate change... https://paulbigland.blog/2021/05/30/more-weapons-grade-cognitive-dissonance-from-hs2-antis/

 

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New blog. Why @TheGreenParty's Carolyne Culver's parochial and unwinnable election campaign focussing on #hs2 is only going to damage the party. https://paulbigland.blog/2021/06/02...the-green-party-and-the-amersham-by-election/

 

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New blog on the results of the Chesham and Amersham by-election upset and why it's little to do with HS2. It's the right-wing using it to take attention from the real issues - like Brexit and Government incompetence. The Lib-Dems win the Chesham and Amersham by-election, but not because of HS2 antis. | Paul Bigland

 

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I've added a selection of pictures to a new gallery from last week's 'Rail Live' outdoor exhibition held at the old Long Marston MOD site in Warwickshire. https://paulbigland.zenfolio.com/p827426087

 

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Yesterday I was one of a small party of media people who were shown around the HS2 construction site at Calvert, which also contains the crossing with E-W rail. Here's a blog and pictures from the day. I'll be writing a full description of the visit soon. https://paulbigland.blog/2021/06/23/rolling-blog-exploring-hs2/

 

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New blog. The @hs2rebellion 'environmentalists' calling on car drivers to stop the building of a green railway, but who leave woodlands full of abandoned crap behind them. https://paulbigland.blog/2021/06/26/crazy-anti-hs2-campaigner-of-the-week-no-30/

 

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New blog. Just when you think @hs2rebellion can't get any more crazy, they go and endorse the Taxpayers Alliance! 'Greens' endorsing the climate change deniers of Tufton St? What weapons grade stupidity! https://paulbigland.blog/2021/06/28/hs2rebellion-never-cease-to-surprise/…

 

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Here's a bit of nostalgia, remember when many towns had these dominating the skyline and when they 'graced' the background of many a railway picture? https://paulbigland.blog/2020/11/07/the-changing-railway-background-where-have-the-gasometers-gone/