HS2 - Birmingham to Manchester scrapped.

Just watched BBC News. According to the BBC political correspondent/reporter, an announcement will be made next week by the Government that the Birmingham to Manchester HS2 leg will be cancelled due to spiralling costs. Note: Labour won’t commit to the Birmingham to Manchester HS2 leg either.
 
Just watched BBC News. According to the BBC political correspondent/reporter, an announcement will be made next week by the Government that the Birmingham to Manchester HS2 leg will be cancelled due to spiralling costs. Note: Labour won’t commit to the Birmingham to Manchester HS2 leg either.

Levelling up has been a great success. I noticed the new trains for the DLR have been purchased from the Levelling up fund!
 
Is anyone actually surprised that levelling up has actually amounted to naught? Seriously?

Personally think this is a shame and yet another example of this country’s inexorable spiral of decline. Yes it’s fucking expensive, but so is any worthwhile infrastructure project.

Our railways are an absolute disgrace and in some instances an embarrassment for a so called ‘world class’ country. When you compare them to Italy, Switzerland and France (for example) they really are beyond wank.
 
Is anyone actually surprised that levelling up has actually amounted to naught? Seriously?

Personally think this is a shame and yet another example of this country’s inexorable spiral of decline. Yes it’s fucking expensive, but so is any worthwhile infrastructure project.

Our railways are an absolute disgrace and in some instances an embarrassment for a so called ‘world class’ country. When you compare them to Italy, Switzerland and France (for example) they really are beyond wank.
Our transport system is a symbol of the country’s decline. The political class will do everything they can to retain most of the wealth in London and the South East.
 
Fucking disgrace if it gets cancelled. A huge fuck you to the whole of the north.

Whatever anyone’s personal opinions of the necessity of it, the fact that the plug is likely to be pulled will mark the loss of any confidence for any significant investment north of Birmingham.

I suspect that not only will the cunts cancel it they’ll hand out billions of pounds worth of contracts to companies to undo the work that’s already been done making it financially impossible for a future government to resurrect it.
 

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