Council chief: We'll take HS2 fight to Europe

7:30am Thursday 7th March 2013 in News By Andy Carswell

Cllr Martin Tett Cllr Martin Tett

COUNTY council leader Martin Tett said this week he's prepared to take the fight against HS2 all the way to the European Court.

Cllr Tett is also chairman of the 51m protest group, which is comprised of members of each local authority the route of the line is set to cut through.

He said at an HS2 rally in Aylesbury on Tuesday campaigners are already preparing themselves for an appeal should Judicial Reviews into the project's plans not find in their favour.

And he vowed: "We will fight this all the way, if necessary, to the European Court. This campaign certainly has a long way to go.

"We are a strong unit, a more purposeful unit, than we were two years ago."

Cllr Tett also took a swipe at how long it was taking for the judgement of five Judicial Reviews into the case to be announced at the High Court.

He said: "It's rather strange, if not bizarre, we are in March and a Judicial Review held in December - when they told us the results would be known no later than the end of January - still has no outcome."

Comments(12)

s6blr says...
9:21am Thu 7 Mar 13

Nice that WE GET SCREWED with the legal bill eh?

If we get stuck paying for it we should vote you out…for violating our HR's!

How very nice of you to not stand by when the High Heavens Stench plant was being voted for to protect the locals...

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Voyeur says...
9:26am Thu 7 Mar 13

Tory councils fighting Tory government and the taxpayer picks up the bill. Thanks.

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miccles says...
9:46am Thu 7 Mar 13

Not with council tax money i hope Tett?
I suggest you and your fellow cronies start having some jumble sales, coffee mornings to pay for it, if you are going to do that.

Have you seen the state of the county's roads at the moment Tett? Its just a great pity you are not enthusiastic enough to put money into what we pay for and get these roads done.

You are certainly not getting my vote this May, you have failed as far as im concerned, for the simple reasons you are not getting the job done that you are paid, and we pay you for.

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Cyclo says...
10:42am Thu 7 Mar 13

So Europe is useful for some things ??

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mopdenson says...
11:33am Thu 7 Mar 13

HS2 Ltd/the Department for Transport have not designed HS2 with environmental protection as a priority. Lessons don't appear to have been learned from HS1 as Phase 1 of the route does not follow existing major transport corridors. The route from London to Birmingham is pretty much a straight line. For Phase 1 Govt used buzz words 'speed and capacity' to try to sell their dream. The DFT have announced Phase 2 of the route and are proudly stating that no AONBs will be affected. The DFT are saying Phase 2 route is about connectivity (the buzz word speed has been given a back seat). Phase 2 has been designed with numerous stations and with obvious curves in its alignment (see Tatton, George Osbornes constituency. He used to own a house there but I believe he sold it pre HS2 announcement). We need to protect the Chilterns for environmental reasons and for future generations to enjoy.

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mopdenson says...
11:46am Thu 7 Mar 13

Irony? Looking at the banner behind Martin Tett "National Waste Strategy' I can't help thinking that could be the new name for HS2 'NWS' wasting £Billions of taxpayers money on this flawed project means more debt for this country both financial and environmental. STOP HS2

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s6blr says...
11:59am Thu 7 Mar 13

You're right, he IS a waste. Of space, money and time.

And a waste of my taxes.

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BOOKERite says...
12:31pm Thu 7 Mar 13

s6blr wrote:
Nice that WE GET SCREWED with the legal bill eh?

If we get stuck paying for it we should vote you out…for violating our HR's!

How very nice of you to not stand by when the High Heavens Stench plant was being voted for to protect the locals...
No way is the UK in a strong enough position fiancially to build HS2 and the Tories got my vote on the promise to protect our green belt which is now being reneged on. But, saying that I do not want my money spent on this 'no win' fight.

I think Mr. Tett that you are a hypocrite, I agree with 6blr, why are you fighting to protect your constituents in the north of the county and sticking two fingers up at the people of South Bucks whose lives will be blighted by the Waste Transfer Station at Booker.

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Malc London says...
1:07pm Thu 7 Mar 13

Any money this costs you through the council is a pittance in comparison to what you will pay through your tax if HS2 goes through.

It's money will spent in my opinion.

More than that, the Council have a DUTY to protect the people affected by this blight.

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demoness the second says...
2:03pm Thu 7 Mar 13

I have NO problem with my taxes being used in this way.
Good luck to them.

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YorksDavey says...
9:29pm Sun 10 Mar 13

So, they wanna argue against HS2 in the place where high speed rail rules? Yeh, good luck with that.

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padav says...
10:57am Sat 23 Mar 13

@BOOKERite: "the Tories got my vote on the promise to protect our green belt which is now being reneged on"

Clearly you didn't read the Conservative 2010 General Election Manifesto, which carried a clear commitment to High Speed Rail and HS2 was already in the public domain at the time of the last election.

All mainstream parties are in favour of High Speed Rail as a central feature of future transport policy - even UKIP, although they have opportunistically (for naked electoral advantage?) chosen to oppose the route of HS2 - conveniently they don't say where they would put a NEW high speed rail line?

If the UK can't afford HS2, it certainly can't afford CrossRail, currently consuming £2bn of taxpayer per annum funding for its construction - the same pro rata annual amount allocated to HS2 for its 17 year construction cycle or the £37bn package of upgrades announced for the existing network during the 2014-19, 5 year control period.

Naysayers commenting here (some redsident in the Chilterns, trying to whip up opposition because phase 1 impacts on their localities) are keen to say what they don't want but remain silent on what alternative transport strategies they would offer.

DOING NOTHING ISN'T AN OPTION!!!

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