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@ISIDEWITHQuestionsTransportationTransport policyHS2Levelling UpUK InfrastructureRegions: North West•••Started 4mos agoActive 1mo ago

Should the government reinstate the cancelled high-speed rail link between Birmingham and Manchester?

The northern leg of High Speed 2 (HS2) was cancelled by Rishi Sunak in 2023 due to soaring costs, leaving the line to end in Birmingham. Proponents argue this betrays the 'Levelling Up' promise, leaving the North with crumbling Victorian infrastructure and insufficient capacity for freight and passengers. Opponents argue the project was a money pit (over £100bn) and the funds are better spent on smaller, local transport projects like 'Network North' that deliver faster benefits to more people.

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Yes

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No

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Yes, the North cannot prosper without the same high-speed capacity London enjoys

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No, the project is a bottomless money pit that was rightly cancelled

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Yes, but only if management is transferred from HS2 Ltd to a private consortium

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No, funds should be diverted to East-West links like Northern Powerhouse Rail

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No, upgrade the existing West Coast Main Line instead of destroying the countryside

 @BDC2JBWanswered…1mo1MO

Only if the service was in public ownership

 @BD9826Fanswered…2mos2MO

Should of never been started and should of invested in the existing infrastructure

 @BD6834Danswered…2mos2MO

Yes but only if costed properly and strictly budget managed

 @BD5NPKZConservativeanswered…2mos2MO

Yes, but only if they are using saved money that was spare from a monthly budget

 @BCSNDHH answered…2mos2MO

Create a new high speed rail network exclusive to the north of England and decentralise power away from London

 @BCYGFSWanswered…2mos2MO

No and that money should be given back

 @BD5NVZ6answered…2mos2MO

Yes, the North cannot prosper without the same high-speed capacity London enjoys

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