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Hrolf The Ganger 04 Oct 23 7.31pm
Originally posted by Matov I think cancelling this cancellation is insanity. The issue is not about people getting somewhere a few minutes early, the issue is that the HS project represents a confidence in the UK's future. Most foreign investment comes in London and the SE because the north of the country is seen as some bleak provisional hell hole. HS2 was as much about image as anything else. The kind of project a confident nation carries out. To ditch it as this stage is to just surrender to decline. And just when it is revealed that the UK is outstripping the likes of Gemrany and France in terms of post-Covid growth. This project was about national prestige. To say to investors that you might want to live in the SE but if you invest up North, we can speed you up there quicker than now. This is one of those situations where neither option is very appealing. The mistake was doing it in the first place.
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Originally posted by Matov

I think cancelling this cancellation is insanity. The issue is not about people getting somewhere a few minutes early, the issue is that the HS project represents a confidence in the UK's future. Most foreign investment comes in London and the SE because the north of the country is seen as some bleak provisional hell hole.

HS2 was as much about image as anything else. The kind of project a confident nation carries out.

To ditch it as this stage is to just surrender to decline. And just when it is revealed that the UK is outstripping the likes of Gemrany and France in terms of post-Covid growth.

This project was about national prestige. To say to investors that you might want to live in the SE but if you invest up North, we can speed you up there quicker than now.

This is one of those situations where neither option is very appealing.
The mistake was doing it in the first place.

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WJK1960 04 Oct 23 8.45pm
On the Today programme yesterday the boss of HS1 explained very simply why this project was so expensive and how, despite his obvious knowledge and experience in building HS1 he was overlooked for a senior role within HS2. I don't know whether to laugh or cry. [Link]
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04 Oct 23 8.45pm

On the Today programme yesterday the boss of HS1 explained very simply why this project was so expensive and how, despite his obvious knowledge and experience in building HS1 he was overlooked for a senior role within HS2. I don't know whether to laugh or cry.

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Forest Hillbilly in a hidey-hole 05 Oct 23 5.46pm
The facts have changed, says Rishi Sunak Government says it will recoup money spent compulsorily purchasing property on the route, by re-selling back on the property market. I can only imagine the devastation caused to former property owners by having their homes taken and then re-sold , likely at a large profit. Edited by Forest Hillbilly (05 Oct 2023 11.13pm) "The facts have changed", Rishi Sunak
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The facts have changed, says Rishi Sunak

Government says it will recoup money spent compulsorily purchasing property on the route, by re-selling back on the property market.

I can only imagine the devastation caused to former property owners by having their homes taken and then re-sold , likely at a large profit.

Edited by Forest Hillbilly (05 Oct 2023 11.13pm)

"The facts have changed", Rishi Sunak

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Lawrie Brooks Green (near Horsham) 05 Oct 23 6.43pm
Just to lighten things up a little….9 Attachment: IMG_2924.png (4,244.76Kb)
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Just to lighten things up a little….9

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steeleye20 Croydon 06 Oct 23 5.33pm
Originally posted by Forest Hillbilly The money 'saved' (forgetting all the cash already wasted) will be used on "stuff for the North" and BETTER ROADS. what a bunch of electioneering incompetent b'asterds. This is jam tomorrow post next election which the north will probably not get as they are used to not getting. 'Vast swathes of the London to Birmingham leg of HS2 will have to be redesigned as part of a review ordered by the Government that could push costs even further'. 100 billion + who knows, or what the route is, even now.
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Originally posted by Forest Hillbilly

The money 'saved' (forgetting all the cash already wasted) will be used on "stuff for the North" and BETTER ROADS.

what a bunch of electioneering incompetent b'asterds.

This is jam tomorrow post next election which the north will probably not get as they are used to not getting.

'Vast swathes of the London to Birmingham leg of HS2 will have to be redesigned as part of a review ordered by the Government that could push costs even further'.

100 billion + who knows, or what the route is, even now.

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ASCPFC Pro-Cathedral/caravan park 06 Oct 23 6.16pm
Originally posted by Lawrie Just to lighten things up a little….9 I'm reminded of those silent movies with the hand cranked railway trolleys. Perhaps a green idea? And night club bathroom attendants would surely find it a decent job. Food for thought. Red and Blue Army!
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Pro-Cathedral/caravan park 06 Oct 23 6.16pm

Originally posted by Lawrie

Just to lighten things up a little….9

I'm reminded of those silent movies with the hand cranked railway trolleys. Perhaps a green idea? And night club bathroom attendants would surely find it a decent job. Food for thought.

Red and Blue Army!

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steeleye20 Croydon 09 Oct 23 7.36pm
Rishi Sunak admits list of HS2 replacement projects just ‘illustrative’ and not pledges. Euston really wishful thinking depending now on private funds. Really it looks like any investment with him there is 'doing your dough'.
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Croydon 09 Oct 23 7.36pm

Rishi Sunak admits list of HS2 replacement projects just ‘illustrative’ and not pledges.

Euston really wishful thinking depending now on private funds.

Really it looks like any investment with him there is 'doing your dough'.

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Forest Hillbilly in a hidey-hole 17 Feb 24 7.35pm
Government haven't got a Scooby-doo what to do next. However, they could start by hiring some diggers to infill these holes "Sinkholes thought to be caused by the boring of tunnels for the HS2 rail project have opened up in a field. Two new holes were discovered on land on the outskirts of South Heath, near Great Missenden, Bucks, where the Chiltern Tunnel is being constructed. It means four craters have been caused by HS2 in the county in nine months." (BBC website, 17,2,24) Looks like going for low-cost options on construction is turning out to be quite expensive. [Link] "The facts have changed", Rishi Sunak
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in a hidey-hole 17 Feb 24 7.35pm

Government haven't got a Scooby-doo what to do next. However, they could start by hiring some diggers to infill these holes

"Sinkholes thought to be caused by the boring of tunnels for the HS2 rail project have opened up in a field.

Two new holes were discovered on land on the outskirts of South Heath, near Great Missenden, Bucks, where the Chiltern Tunnel is being constructed.

It means four craters have been caused by HS2 in the county in nine months." (BBC website, 17,2,24)

Looks like going for low-cost options on construction is turning out to be quite expensive.

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"The facts have changed", Rishi Sunak

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georgenorman 17 Feb 24 8.51pm
I read the news today, oh boy Four thousand holes in Blackburn, Lancashire And though the holes were rather small They had to count them all Now they know how many holes it takes to fill the Albert Hall
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17 Feb 24 8.51pm

I read the news today, oh boy
Four thousand holes in Blackburn, Lancashire
And though the holes were rather small
They had to count them all
Now they know how many holes it takes to fill the Albert Hall

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