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Originally Posted by Mr K
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.
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Approximately 10% of the U.K. is developed.
https://fullfact.org/economy/has-92-...ot-been-built/
A train line is not going destroy the greenery of the nation.
China can build 2,300 km of high speed rail per year.
https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/pr...ther-countries
Because they are an Autocratic regime, if they want it done, it gets done. It’s for the prosperity of the country and they do it.
We, thank god, are not an autocratic regime, but I do think for projects of national importance we should be able to do what’s required instead of trying to appease everyone.