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HS2 will fuel demand for ever more transport spending, warns critic

11 February 2011
 

High-speed rail will become a “trap for the taxpayer”, driving huge demands for more spending on complementary transport infrastructure, a critic of the proposals has warned.

The remarks are made in a new report by former rail manager Chris Stokes and published by right-leaning pressure group the Taxpayers’ Alliance. The Alliance wants the Coalition Government to scrap the plans for a high-speed network from London to Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds, describing the scheme as...

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