HS2 - Regeneration

• HS2 was predicted to cost £35 billion
• HS2 was meant to connect the North to South
• Inflation means HS2 will cost £96 billion now.and it won't meet its deadline
• The Manchester and Leeds leg has been scrapped - angering the North of England
• The loss of the Northern leg means that 500,000 more trucks are expected on British roads
• Cancelling the Northern leg has saved £36 billion which will go back into transport
• Sunak accused of 'cancelling the future'
• HS2 has allowed Birmingham to attract TNC's such as Deutsche Bank and HSBC
• Construction of HS2 has created many jobs for industrial workers
• Nimby protesters are annoyed as HS2 will pass through rural areas without connecting them
• 37% of Brits oppose the plans of HS2
• Homes will be lost in the construction of HS2
• Fields will be turned into construction sites - loss of farmland and green spaces
• Woud've created a Northern powerhouse
• Increased freight-capacity on trains instead of roads
• Journey from Birmingham to London in just 45 minutes
• Will help the UK maintain a competitive advantage compared to Europe