Fears for the UK economy over HS2 costs says outspoken peer
Birmingham Curzon Street visual, January 2020 HS2 Ltd
The rising cost of Britain’s HS2 project jeopardises other rail-related development. It even undermines the key government policy of ‘Levelling Up’ the regional economies of the UK. That is the stark warning from Lord Tony Berkley, the outspoken campaigner and British politician who remains active within the railway industry across Europe.
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Brexit shall be benefitted of!
(As well the devastating short coming of Commission shall…)
A goal, singular, of England/Scotland infrastructure, now shall be presented!
Then, confidence will be gained, for safe and sustainable, public and private, investments.
(Still, regrettably Commission never even mention Goal of EU. Accordingly, neither strategy is present for Goal, etc., etc. Simply quantity now is Goal – and Strategy…)
HS2 doesn’t go far enough !! lt should include Manchester , Leeds , York , Newcastle and Edinburgh ! With a later branch to Liverpool and Glasgow !! Money can be found for improvements on the current rail network from elsewhere!
HS2 is running away with money in times of hardship. It can be dropped and the alignments advanced in construction merged into the existing rail network.
The 36km Chiltern tunnels can be used to store NEEDED water. We have an urgent NEED for reservoirs, not a third line to Birmingham.
Whether people like it or not, to start levelling up you need your biggest Cities outside London to be performing well. Currently Birmingham and Manchester aren’t performing anywhere near the likes of similar sized Cities such as Munich, Hamburg, Lyon etc. Better transport such as HS2, more Tramlines and devolved Bus services along with other types of devolution can start to bridge some of the gap.