I always had mixed feelings about HS2, reflecting the division of opinion among other members of
Railfuture. Now that Brexit threatens to reduce economic activity in South-East England, there is even less justification for destroying good farmland and ancient woods. Admittedly, Lib Dems nationally are in favour, but only as
part of a broader expansion of the railways.
Wales misses out, as
Gwynoro Jones remarks on Facebook:
#Wales has got 11% of the UK #railway track, 20% of level crossings but since 2010 only 2% of the investment from Westminster. Totally ridiculous and inequitable. Things just can’t go on like this much longer. Time to rise up.
The £106bn project will have an "overall negative impact on Wales' economy," a transport expert says.
Even in England, the politicians have the programme wrong. Rather than start the project at the London end, which is only going to increase the London commuter catchment, they should be concentrating on the Lancashire-Yorkshire-Birmingham triangle, where most of the real work is done and which has been crying out for infrastructure investment.
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