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My office is in Harefield and I have to say watching the construction of the bridge crossing the A412 and across the lakes is exquisite! Stunning engineering!
28th Jan 2023 6:29 pm
Discologist
Member Since: 19 May 2014
Location: Yorkshire
Posts: 541
betty02 wrote:
Yes I am a little bitter as I didn't realise when I moved the importance of that main country lane in and out of the village. Which HS2 will cut straight across. I enjoy being able to work the fields literally opposite my house - But I can't moan about this really, as it was flagged and I chose to proceed so would be wrong of me. In terms of costs, time and the actual benefit I still feel HS2 is pointless. Northern powerhouse rail for me!
If you’re in Altofts there shouldn’t be too much to worry about because Phase 2b (Birmingham to Leeds/York)was canned a couple of years ago.
We should both be furious that NPR seems to be slowly being allowed to die off.
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28th Jan 2023 6:30 pm
chugga90
Member Since: 13 Aug 2014
Location: Buckinghamshire
Posts: 446
Farmer Chalk wrote:
My office is in Harefield and I have to say watching the construction of the bridge crossing the A412 and across the lakes is exquisite! Stunning engineering!
I have a friend who lives in Harefield.
Over the past year I also have watched in amazement at the bridge work. It is great and bad in equal measure. The amount of concrete and steel work does make for a big carbon footprint.
Just cannot see how the amount of destruction is needed, generally in the local area I live and work passing the project.Discovery commercial tdv6 auto 2013
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So ... we finally get to see the real reason HS2 didn't get to reach Manchester- the government didn't realise there was a "North" outside of London.
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21st Dec 2023 8:13 am
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Member Since: 11 May 2006
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It’s Norf Lundun, innit.
21st Dec 2023 9:56 am
Farmer Chalk
Member Since: 06 Mar 2013
Location: Independent Republic of Kentishshire.
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I thought that’s what the horrific tax on fuel and the vehicle excise licence paid for…
This Government treat us all like simpletons.. hopefully 2024 will see change..
21st Dec 2023 12:27 pm
RogB
Member Since: 15 Jun 2018
Location: Mansfield
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change to what though ? Every party is as bad the next no matter who you vote for2011 D4 XS 305 MY12 - gone but not forgotten
21st Dec 2023 1:01 pm
TheGreenMachine
Member Since: 05 Nov 2023
Location: North Lincolnshire
Posts: 74
What @RogB said! Reminds me if a Who song. Won't get fooled again....
21st Dec 2023 5:38 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
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We were never fooled in the first place re the crock that is HS2.
21st Dec 2023 5:58 pm
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RogB wrote:
change to what though ? Every party is as bad the next no matter who you vote for
Totally agree. You vote for the party that you think will screw you over least.
21st Dec 2023 5:59 pm
nigethecat
Member Since: 11 Sep 2016
Location: Marnoch
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TheGreenMachine wrote:
What @RogB said! Reminds me if a Who song. Won't get fooled again....
“Meet the new boss, same as the old boss”…I want to see the sweets before I get into your windowless van... I'm not stupid!
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21st Dec 2023 7:28 pm
TheGreenMachine
Member Since: 05 Nov 2023
Location: North Lincolnshire
Posts: 74
DSL wrote:
We were never fooled in the first place re the crock that is HS2.
Politicians and their parties is what it's about.
Read an interesting article about HS2 and how it would have expanded the woefully under capacity train network we have in the UK, which after the odd time I've had to get a train, wouldn't be a bad thing!
21st Dec 2023 10:23 pm
TheGreenMachine
Member Since: 05 Nov 2023
Location: North Lincolnshire
Posts: 74
nigethecat wrote:
TheGreenMachine wrote:
What @RogB said! Reminds me if a Who song. Won't get fooled again....
“Meet the new boss, same as the old boss”…
Exactly!!! Great song!
21st Dec 2023 10:24 pm
RRSTDV8
Member Since: 07 Apr 2014
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nigethecat wrote:
TheGreenMachine wrote:
What @RogB said! Reminds me if a Who song. Won't get fooled again....
“Meet the new boss, same as the old boss”…
That's rather the result of the general political leanings of the UK electorate as a whole. Basically central but depending on what is going on at the time of the GE people vote one way or the other. Neither way is, thankfully, extreme so we get a left or right leaning version of whatever the last lot got wrong.
It's why the FPTP system we have is rubbish - it doesn't allow for any answers other than "yeah, well, maybe that...".Visiting from rrsport.co.uk
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21st Dec 2023 11:01 pm
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