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14 hours ago, Steven P said:

For HS2, I don't understand the need to get to Birmingham quicker in the first place.

 

If it was me, I'd be making an assessment of how much of this project is actually needed at the moment. Office based business has shown that they can work with meetings via the internets, I'd be guessing there is a reduced business demand now - and it would be business who will be banked on to pay the hundreds each journey for peak time travel.

 

For leisure travel the time savings don't add up so much when you might want to travel by public transport to one of the hubs - Leeds or Manchester in the north - and this is where real time savings can be made. More frequent services, or some places, actual public transport - which would be a far better benefit to whole communities rather than the odd people who want to get to Birmingham quickly. Yup re-assess where to spend the money.

 

 

 

But budget, I never believe any of the numbers they throw out for large infrastructure jobs.

Couldn't agree more never could see the point of this and still can't.

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10 minutes ago, 5thelement said:

Greed and corruption are the main reasons nothing is completed on time or on budget. It’s easier to blame Swampy and all the other soap dodgers though than hold these t***ts to account for this pointless and costly wildlife crime.

My thoughts exactly, trying to blame a handful of protesters for a multimillion overspend is stupendous. It’s the same with any big project in this country. Look at Boris’ garden bridge, was it near on £60 million for a bridge that could never go ahead, the proposed site for one of the piers was never for sale, and this was made clear from the outset.

 

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32 minutes ago, eggsarascal said:

My thoughts exactly, trying to blame a handful of protesters for a multimillion overspend is stupendous. It’s the same with any big project in this country. Look at Boris’ garden bridge, was it near on £60 million for a bridge that could never go ahead, the proposed site for one of the piers was never for sale, and this was made clear from the outset.

 

The government can do a compulsory purchase though.

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