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To: Patrick McLoughlin MP
Stop HS2
Dear Minister, please reconsider the economic benefits and environmental impacts of the proposed HS2 link. The economic case is unproven, the environmental devastation of areas of outstanding natural beauty that the project will cause are clear. Invest the money more wisely in improving existing infrastructure.
Why is this important?
The cost of HS2 is huge and the long term benefits must be fully justified. Existing cost benefit analysis shows the investment will never be repaid - this is an unnecessary cost to the nation that we cannot afford. At the same time, the project will blight huge areas of southern Britain for many years of construction and in perpetuity - and for no gain. The government should upgrade the existing rail infrastructure and minimise the environmental impact for the same economic benefits and at much reduced cost.
