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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Simon Calder

HISTORICAL FACTS: How hs2 squandered billions to become a national embarrassment - The Untold Story

HS2 will provide more track, more trains, more seats and faster journeys to improve performance and reliability across Britain’s rail network.” So says the hitherto dysfunctional organisation that has squandered billions of pounds of taxpayers’ cash with precious little to show for it.

A more accurate claim might be: “We have an unlimited pot of taxpayers’ money and we are going to spend it.”

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