Post by account_disabled on Jan 28, 2024 6:32:14 GMT
The week in politics in the United Kingdom follows the same general trend as in recent months...or years. Little hope, little good news, and a confirmation of a government that is no longer hiding and does not care about making decisions against all logic and that destroys possible paths of development. Last week, in my opinion article , I commented on Rishi Sunak 's speech in relation to environmental objectives and the decisions to delay some of the measures that in 2023 are already very late, in order to win over some votes from deniers. This week the same line continues and the continuity of one of the most ambitious infrastructure projects of recent decades is called into question, which sought to link the north of England with London with a high-speed railway line HS2 and which is supposed to which would be completed between 2029 and 2033.
Part of the project that would link London with Leeds had already been canceled and only the line that would reach Manchester, via Birmingham, remained standing. This line would be the second high-speed line after HS1 Phone Number Database that connects London and the tunnel that connects the United Kingdom with France and which was completed in 2003. While Spain has 3,297 kilometers of high-speed roads, the United Kingdom has fewer kilometers than Switzerland or Morocco While Spain has 3,297 kilometers of high-speed roads, being the second country in the world after China in this ranking, the United Kingdom has fewer kilometers than Switzerland or Morocco, with only 113 kilometers of line of these characteristics, and it seems that it is not going to grow much more.
Rishi Sunak seems to indicate that the second phase that would link Birmingham with Manchester may be left out of the British government's plans, slamming the door on aspirations for a necessary modernization of infrastructure in a country that is falling behind thanks to a conservative government that It will go down in history as a government of regression and isolation. In 2019 the costs were recalculated and it was estimated that it would cost almost three times more than the initial plan indicated in 2010, which put the cost between £31 and £36 billion. The current cost thanks to recent inflation is likely even higher than the £87 billion estimated in 2019. This week's news shows a change of plans and a route that would never reach central London, at Euston station , meaning that the real benefits of this investment are far from those offered by the initial plan.
Part of the project that would link London with Leeds had already been canceled and only the line that would reach Manchester, via Birmingham, remained standing. This line would be the second high-speed line after HS1 Phone Number Database that connects London and the tunnel that connects the United Kingdom with France and which was completed in 2003. While Spain has 3,297 kilometers of high-speed roads, the United Kingdom has fewer kilometers than Switzerland or Morocco While Spain has 3,297 kilometers of high-speed roads, being the second country in the world after China in this ranking, the United Kingdom has fewer kilometers than Switzerland or Morocco, with only 113 kilometers of line of these characteristics, and it seems that it is not going to grow much more.
Rishi Sunak seems to indicate that the second phase that would link Birmingham with Manchester may be left out of the British government's plans, slamming the door on aspirations for a necessary modernization of infrastructure in a country that is falling behind thanks to a conservative government that It will go down in history as a government of regression and isolation. In 2019 the costs were recalculated and it was estimated that it would cost almost three times more than the initial plan indicated in 2010, which put the cost between £31 and £36 billion. The current cost thanks to recent inflation is likely even higher than the £87 billion estimated in 2019. This week's news shows a change of plans and a route that would never reach central London, at Euston station , meaning that the real benefits of this investment are far from those offered by the initial plan.