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Originally Posted by Pierre
One of the problems in delivering a project like this, why it’s so expensive, and why the likes of China to it faster and better is.......
We adhere to all the environmental bollocks. For a project like this you will have Natural England, the JNCC and several other NGOs throwing as many hurdles in front of it as possible. Endless environmental impact assessments, mitigations, NIMBYs, consultations etc yadda yadda yadda.
You may think it right or wrong, but I guarantee you China just build it. I doubt the French are even as anal.
Environmental impact? Of course there will be but it’s a 50m strip at most, and although during construction it will be more, that is temporary and will recover.
I think there needs to be some legislation to help support major national infrastructure projects.
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China's got a bit more land to play with. If we're not careful our green and pleasant land will end up a grey concreted metropolis.
The cost of HS2 is obscene and will only benefit a few. All to save a few minutes on a train ride. Social care would be a much better beneficiary of that money for our ageing population.