20.08.10
Hundreds call for High Speed Rail 2 to be scrapped
Following a Treasury initiative which allowed voters to email their suggestions of how they would like the government to reduce its spending, hundreds have called for the high speed rail link to be scrapped.
Many have complained that the high speed rail would only benefit wealthy business people and would either give little or no benefit at all to the vast majority of the population.
One post said: “At a time when we are looking to cut back and ensure any expenditure is absolutely necessary, spending billions on the HS2 rail plans do not seem sensible.”
Another post questioned the need for such a railway line, given the technology will eliminate the need for much business travel in the future. It said: “No weight is given to the importance of IT, which will result in a dramatic decline in the need to travel for both business and social purposes.
“Surely our success for the future requires that we move data at more rapid speeds and allow people to communicate more effectively without the need to travel great distances.”
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