I'd like to send this parcel to http://streamate.in.net/ streamate Oakervee admits "concern" that Alistair Darling, his boss from the Crossrail days, has turned against HS2, but is damning of what he describes as "a lot of wild speculation". "[Ed Balls] is entitled to his opinion," he says. "The most important thing is that HS2 forms the backbone of the UK rail network for the future.