UKIP South East

Opposition: Stop HS2 protest signs in Wendover, Bucks

Tuesday, 10th January 2012

Only UKIP has come out in opposition to HS2.

Don’t be rail-roaded into it!

The strategic economic benefits are unproven.
It is not a low carbon solution.
It has a business case based on false assumptions.
It will benefit very few, at a time when a great many are expected to suffer.
It will cause huge environmental damage.
It will commit future generations to huge subsidies, increasing the national debt.
It will not move much travel from planes or cars, and assumes many more journeys
It will make our country more dependent on the London economy.
It will increase energy consumption.
It has alternatives that deliver greater benefits at less cost and less damage.
It does not learn from the financial failure of HS1, the only comparable project.
It will crowd out crucial investment in transport, which is needed and beneficial.
It ignores the Internet, which is changing the way we communicate, and how mobile technologies enable people to work when travelling.