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HS2 - what's all the fuss

HS2 What's all the fuss? 97,300 seats will be available each week with the HS2 line which is the equivalent to the population of 4777777 Great Yarmouth. K EAT DRID FARAH Would take Mo Farah 9% hours HS2 could pay off the Scottish Debt TWICE to run HS2 Phase one. if Scotland go independent Nick Kingsley (For) CC In short railway investment of any kind brings wider economic and social benefits. If we as a nation did not collectively believe this, we would not provide the level of funding for the whole network that we do. Rail is a vector of economic activity, trade and tertiary industry (the impact of weekend rail disruption on the service economy has not been quantified for example, perhaps it should be). Leeds Christian Wolmar Manchester (Against) CC I believe that this is an expensive project, with no justified immediate need. I also think it's badly connected; with no thought for the environment. Birmingham London Paul Bigland (For) CC A great increase in economic activity. Greener, faster transport links (especially between our regional cities). Regeneration of brownfield sites in cities that relieve pressure on the Green belt. Create thousands of new jobs & businesses. Hs2 itself will create thousands of skilled jobs and support training in technical skills that we desperately need for the Rolf Pearce (Against) CC These peoples only crime is to be in the way of a project, they are hurting seeing their life savings and investments crumble to dust before their very eyes, no government future. government should ever treat it's own people this way, loss of property value in this way is nothing less than robbery. The emotional impact on the uncertainty dragging on for years and years in a national scandal.

HS2 - what's all the fuss

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High Speed 2 is a project that has divided opinion. Some people believe that this is good for the country whilst others believe that this is a detrimental project. We spoke to some influential people ...

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