High Speed Rail 2 Revised Route  

I wrote my Courier Article this week on Labour Party's revised route for High Speed Rail 2 and why I think we need to look at the project as a whole, not just a route. Many readers will be aware that this week, the Labour Party has announced a revised route to the High Speed Rail 2 line (HS2). This new proposal would see the track following parts of the M40 before potentially rejoining the currently proposed line somewhere in Warwickshire. This could mean that part of the high speed rail line would run south of Warwick and affect many communities in the constituency. I have already made clear that I do not support HS2. I do not believe that HS2 makes economic or environmental sense and asks people across the country to make sacrifices for a project which has questionable benefits. This change from the Opposition shows that there is a growing realisation across Westminster that this issue...