HS2 – a disappointing mistake but is it over?

I’ve been against it from the start for economic reasons and I still remain entirely unpersuaded!!

Today’s announcement by the Sec of State for Transport isn’t, to be fair, unexpected but is unwelcome.

And not just because it would rip a swathe through some of the most fabulous countryside in Staffordshire but also because from a cold assessment of the business case it’s massively risky.

Not just the risk, many say liklihood, of it not creating the growth that’s claimed but also because it could even damage the economy of the Midlands by sucking more investment from here down to London.

I don’t agree with HS2 and see it as a black mark against what is, in the main, an effective  time in office nationally for the Governemnt trying to set the foundations that will be better for the UK in the future.

We’ll see where things go from here!!

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