Quote Originally Posted by Rjk View Post
London will be, by far, the main beneficiary from HS2
do you really think so? If anything, it will mean London's commuter belt extends up to the Midlands and beyond, meaning employment wealth created in London is being spent further away.
Quote Originally Posted by Rjk View Post
That is to say we COULD do a larger project, but only one probably, and that being the case it would need to have a much better case to justify doing it that the M4 relief road had, unless we want all the money tied up for the next 80 years
why would spending Ł1bn now mean our money was tied up for 80 years. if it is spent now, then it is spent, next year we have another Ł1bn to spend.