Brexit, championed by a Eton-oxford alumnus & bullingdon club member wasn't a product of the establishment? Hilarious. Get the blinkers off.
Psamathe wrote: ↑31 Jul 2021, 1:36pm
Johnson very happy for the PR with photo-ops on his bike but when it comes to doing something for sustainable travel, for health, etc. he's gone into hiding (again).
Electric trains are sustainable transport. Besides, there was this
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/20 ... ike-paths/
as I'd said, much of the 'cycle path' in the sense of a full route never existed beyond a feasibility study that just got ignored. It's something that should have been built in far more from the start but late Labour and the following coalition were not exactly active travel enthusiasts. Realistically the present government is the most favourable we've seen for cycling for a very long time. No where near enough mind and still far too keen to build roads everywhere and think electric cars will solve climate change for them. Still, as much as I dislike Johnson, I'm not looking forward to whichever conservative replaces him when he is inevitably deposed before the next election.
Carlton green wrote: ↑30 Jul 2021, 10:18pm
To my mind there is no question at all that the money could be better spent on both other Rail projects and more generally on infrastructure.
And the expert evidence/experience you've used to arrive at that conclusion is? Capital spend, incidentally, is not limited. In the same sense, stopping hs2 would not instantly free up however many billions the current TPA made up figure is to spend elsewhere.
Carlton green wrote: ↑30 Jul 2021, 10:18pm
What the purpose of HS2 really is is anyone’s guess and certainly no leg beyond Birmingham should be built:
It's to massively increase the rail network capacity by getting fast trains off the West coast, midlands and east coast mainlines allowing more regional services & freight on those. Which is also why building only to Birmingham would be a complete waste of time.
The alternatives aren't viable:
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/p ... 92776.html