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The Wiki Man

Why HS2 doesn’t stand up to the test of time

2 February 2019

9:00 AM

2 February 2019

9:00 AM

In past years, I have been a critic of HS2. I might now change my mind. One simple tweak might make HS2 worthwhile — while saving the taxpayer most of its £60 billion cost. For this to work, all you need to understand is that 1 x 200 is not the same as 200 x 1.

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