High speed rail

Under normal circumstances I'd favour schemes that improve public transport, so why do i oppose the spending of £32 billion to build HS2. it would be easy to argue why would anyone spend so much to get to Birmingham 30 minutes quicker. To invest this level of public money, you need to know that the public want the service and can afford to use it. However HS2 is a scheme designed primarily for business use; moreover there has been little consultation on the route, or the environmental impact either on the countryside or significantly the carbon cost.

All together a transport minister who seems highly attracted to speed, he this week said he was considering raising the speed limit on motorways, is pushing ahead with HS2 , with little justification.