For the same price as HS2 the UK could have hugely improved broadband everywhere, improved rail - especially electrification - and seed funding for new businesses everywhere, especially the North.
The cost of bus travel in the UK is currently £3bn/year. For the same price as HS2 we could have about 20 years of completely free bus travel nation-wide.
There are a lot of things we could do with £100bn that would be better than reducing the time it takes to get to Birmingham by 20 minutes.
The cost of bus travel in the UK is currently £3bn/year. For the same price as HS2 we could have about 20 years of completely free bus travel nation-wide.
There are a lot of things we could do with £100bn that would be better than reducing the time it takes to get to Birmingham by 20 minutes.