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biffvernon · Post by **biffvernon** » 07 Feb 2013, 21:52

Another 350 reasons not to build HS2:
http://www.independent.co.uk/environmen ... 78609.html

More than 350 wildlife sites, including nature reserves, ancient woodlands and wetlands which are home to some of Britain's rarest species, are threatened by the high-speed rail link

biffvernon · Post by **biffvernon** » 16 May 2013, 06:43

Ha! I love the National Audit Office.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22543860

emordnilap · Post by **emordnilap** » 16 May 2013, 10:43

Time to 'rationalise' them, then.

biffvernon · Post by **biffvernon** » 18 Jun 2013, 08:52

Nice to see the NEF rubbishing HS2 http://www.neweconomics.org/publication ... -we-can-do

RenewableCandy · Post by **RenewableCandy** » 26 Jun 2013, 17:38

Costs. Here we go...

emordnilap · Post by **emordnilap** » 26 Jun 2013, 17:44

He said building HS2 would "create and support" at least 100,000 jobs and "underpin" a further 400,000.

What's that funny smell...

JohnB · Post by **JohnB** » 26 Jun 2013, 17:48

emordnilap wrote:
He said building HS2 would "create and support" at least 100,000 jobs and "underpin" a further 400,000.
What's that funny smell...

There are a few people here who could do with a job. I wonder how many people in the areas covered by HS2 need one this much.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-23028078

JavaScriptDonkey · Post by **JavaScriptDonkey** » 26 Jun 2013, 20:11

It's a shame we can't put the whole thing in a tunnel.

Then we'd get the benefits of increased rail links mostly immune to weather disruption without having to tear another gash in the countryside.

RenewableCandy · Post by **RenewableCandy** » 26 Jun 2013, 21:06

It'd make for a really boring journey, though. Oh no I've done it again...

JohnB · Post by **JohnB** » 26 Jun 2013, 21:25

JavaScriptDonkey wrote:It's a shame we can't put the whole thing in a tunnel.

It would cost even more, making it even more of a waste of money that could be spread around to benefit more of the UK.

RenewableCandy · Post by **RenewableCandy** » 02 Jul 2013, 19:48

CrikeyMoses! They're advertising for jobs on HS2 already! A job-alert service to which I subscribe has just sent me a bunch of them.

I notice that, in keeping with HMG's enlightened policy towards The Regions, all the jobs are based in London

biffvernon · Post by **biffvernon** » 02 Jul 2013, 19:59

Yeah but they're planning a railway so people from The Regions can commute to London.

JohnB · Post by **JohnB** » 03 Jul 2013, 00:56

biffvernon wrote:Yeah but they're planning a railway so people from The Regions can commute to London.

But they've got to build the railway so the people from The Regions can commute to London to build the railway. So it's more jobs for London people. And it won't open until most of the people who could work on it have retired, or died!

biffvernon · Post by **biffvernon** » 03 Jul 2013, 08:29

Which is why it will never be built.

biffvernon · Post by **biffvernon** » 18 Aug 2013, 08:02

Lke I said:

The HS2 high-speed rail project could cost more than £80bn - almost double the current estimated cost of £42.6bn, a free-market think tank has said.

The Institute for Economic Affairs (IEA) expects lobbying by local councils for extra infrastructure and design changes will inflate the cost.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23744619