Yes
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13 (52%)
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No
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10 (40%)
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Unsure
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2 (8%)
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HS2 is very misguided. Like most government policies HS2 is going to seriously go over budget hitting £45.5
billion not £17 billion which will cost every family £1,000. And what is it
for? so people can travel faster by 30 min across the country? Why? In the age
of super fast broadband we need higher speed information streaming into our
lives, that is where the money is nowadays. The Government should spend more on
this surely (especially considering they said they would).
Railways are a shrinking business because of the high prices, you can see how bad it is when you sit in an empty carriage that is not running at peak times. It’s gotten so bad the Government has nationalised the industry virtually. The trains may be run by ‘private companies’ but they are at the whim of Westminster, who owns the line too. Apparently this will be worse in the future as well. The HS2 plans admit there needs to be a 27% increase in train fares in order for the Government's business plan to work.
Railways are a shrinking business because of the high prices, you can see how bad it is when you sit in an empty carriage that is not running at peak times. It’s gotten so bad the Government has nationalised the industry virtually. The trains may be run by ‘private companies’ but they are at the whim of Westminster, who owns the line too. Apparently this will be worse in the future as well. The HS2 plans admit there needs to be a 27% increase in train fares in order for the Government's business plan to work.
The Government should invest in broadband not in HS2. But if
they are committed to Victorian follies then I suggest they launch a Thomas the Tank
Engine line. It will certainly make more money from the tourist trade.
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