Although the government has announced its intentions to carry on with this unnecessary vanity project, I will continue to oppose this and lobby MPs to think of alternatives to this project.
In both my latest booklet (pictured below) and in other literature produced in my office, I have put my objections to HS2 in writing. I have also been seen along the length of the proposed HS2 route with my AdVan with a poster saying No2HS2.
The inside of the HS2 leaflet is below. If you would like to download it in its entireity, then a PDF is available here
“Upgrading the existing Euston to Birmingham International Rail Line would reduce travel times to 50 minutes and allow alternate stopping and flexible local services to be integrated into a faster service that also meets the commuting needs of the intermediate communities while still catering for rail freight.‘’
What isn’t mentioned much is the real concern that HS2 would lead to economic decline in intervening towns and cities including Coventry and Northampton. So in fact the project would almost certainly end up as a vacuum, sucking investment away from the West Midlands.
“There is a real danger of Birmingham becoming a subsidiary of London if the HS2 project goes ahead. The money would be better spent on further regeneration within the Midlands”.
If you would like to receive a copy of my HS2 leaflet or any other literature from my office, please contact my staff at NikkiMep@gmail.com
