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The most important test that HS2 doesn’t pass

Butterfield’s Law: for something to be called truly innovative, it must markedly change human behaviour

21 November 2015

9:00 AM

21 November 2015

9:00 AM

Despite my opposition to High Speed 2, I am quite a big fan of HS1, the line which runs from St Pancras to Ebbsfleet, Ashford and on to other towns in north and east Kent. I also think HS3 — a proposed line linking the cities of t’Northern Powerhouse — is a good idea.

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Rory Sutherland is vice-chairman of Ogilvy Group UK.

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