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The rail thing

I see the anti-brigade are out in numbers - this article is linked via the STOPHS2 website. The usual ill-informed claptrap masquerading as informed comment much in evidence. For the record, there IS a clear timetable for HS2 - the Hybrid Bill will enter Parliament on 25th October next year and receive Royal Assent on or around early Feburary 2015, three months BEFORE the next general election. The current legal nonsense going on behind the scenes is pure delaying tactics, nothing more and nothing less, a futile last ditch attempt to try and slow things down so the Hybrid Bill cannot complete its legislative passage prior to the planned election date, therefore suffering from the vagaries of political infighting during the election process. In this manner the nay-sayers (see above and all doubtless residing in close proximity to the approved phase 1 route) hope to sabotage the project. Their efforts will fail and HS2 will proceed. A political champion will appear in due course but as the author points out - it's early days yet! P.S. I live in Alderley Edge and yes, I will be in relatively close proximity to phase 2 of the new line (preferred route announced later this year)

4 May 2012

7:07 pm