tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554898229190488638.post57005100228571473..comments2024-02-15T09:38:06.554+00:00Comments on BelperStuff.Blog: HS2 ... HS1 a hard act to follow ...... does the sequel do it for you?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554898229190488638.post-44804819556097138532015-11-11T16:34:58.267+00:002015-11-11T16:34:58.267+00:00I read your piece Bruce and though I am broadly in...I read your piece Bruce and though I am broadly in agreement I feel compelled to point out that the money injected into rail actually rose under the Labour government; a dramatic increase following the creation of Network Rail following the woeful period under Railtrack. Look here: <br /><br />http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201213/cmselect/cmtran/329/32905.htm<br /><br />I also think that your suggestion that passenger numbers have risen because the number travelling in British Rail days were depressed because it was so dreadful is a subjective view and lacks objective supportive evidence. The real culprit was the serious undermining of the railway industry by successive governments, most notably in the 80's and 90's. I commuted into London during those years and I can say that many of the improvements we enjoy today were projects started under British Rail but then starved of funds by a government hell bent on privatisation.<br />It's ok to listen to the grey voicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11236154842610267353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554898229190488638.post-40490504708859043652015-11-11T16:06:31.088+00:002015-11-11T16:06:31.088+00:0015 reasons why HS2 is silly:
http://www.bruceonpol...15 reasons why HS2 is silly:<br />http://www.bruceonpolitics.com/2014/08/15/15-reasons-that-hs2-is-silly/ …Brucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02083743871772130579noreply@blogger.com