Business leaders attack HS2 'folly'
The Institute of Directors (IoD) has joined those calling for HS2 to be scrapped, branding the project "a grand folly".
The Institute of Directors (IoD) has joined those calling for HS2 to be scrapped, branding the project "a grand folly".
The Institute of Directors has joined those calling for HS2 plans to be scrapped.
They say the high speed rail line which would cut the journey time between Birmingham and London to fifty minutes is "a grand folly." HS2 has argued the new rail line would create thousands of jobs.
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The city’s spike in coronavirus cases has sparked a report that it may be the first UK location to be subjected to a district lockdown.