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      <title>Mr Muhammad Kamal [Signature #497]</title>
      <link>https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21481513?utm_medium=rss</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 3 Jul 2017 12:27:17 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>mr Anonymous [Signature #496]</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 4 Sep 2016 07:12:09 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>mr Joe Fagan [Signature #495]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[mr Joe Fagan, Kilmarnock, United Kingdom]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 3 Aug 2016 10:20:12 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Captain Peter Pugwash [Signature #494]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Captain Peter Pugwash, Kingston, Kingston, Jamaica]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2014 12:46:10 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>MRS PAULINE HOLT [Signature #493]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[MRS PAULINE HOLT, ORMISTON, EAST LOTHIAN, United Kingdom]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 5 Sep 2014 11:54:58 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mr Philip James [Signature #492]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr Philip James, Ilford, Essex, England<p>Extra rail capacity is needed. Longer trains alone will not be sufficient. Capacity on existing lines will be released for freight and shorter distance services. Future trains may be able to run at 250mph so design the line for this speed. A link to HS1 is needed but the proposed link via the North London Line would not be suitable.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2014 06:27:02 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mr Matthew Cox [Signature #491]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr Matthew Cox, Knutsford, Cheshire, United Kingdom]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2014 05:13:29 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mr Lawrence Rosie [Signature #490]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr Lawrence Rosie, Milton Keynes, Bucks, United Kingdom]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 26 Feb 2014 02:28:33 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mr Faraz Ahmad [Signature #489]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr Faraz Ahmad, London, United Kingdom<p>Essential for UK to remain competitive and have functioning railway system. We cannot let local NIMBYism prevent benefit for all.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 30 Jan 2014 05:29:49 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mr Peter Fellows [Signature #488]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr Peter Fellows, Bath, North East Somerset, United Kingdom<p>HS2 is required (and very urgently too). It will be very cost effective in the long term.</p>

<p>HS1 has been built from the Channel Tunnel to London. Crossrail is being built from Maidenhead, through London, and out to Essex and Kent, The Olympic Games were funded and built for London. All are/were Costly Projects. Now is the time for the major cities of the UK to have HS2 built for their prosperity too. HS2 will adjust the UK economy for the benefits of the majority UK population, who live north and west of London, e.g. Birmingham/West Midlands; The Potteries; Great Manchester/Liverpool and through to Glasgow, also Nottingham/Derby/East Midlands; Sheffield/Leeds/Bradford/South and West Yorkshire; Newcastle/Tyneside and on to Edinburgh. The other alternative, which would be more costly, would be doubling tracks (up to 8, with tunnelling) of the existing West Coast and East Cost Main Lines.<br />
HS2 should be built without further delay. The building of more motorways (mostly for one person per car) should never be considered an alternative, That would be sheer folly.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 26 Jan 2014 08:23:18 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mr Finbar Murphy [Signature #487]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr Finbar Murphy, Gravesend, Kent, United Kingdom]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 3 Jan 2014 03:43:15 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Dr Anonymous [Signature #486]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Anonymous, London, london, United Kingdom<p>HS2 is of vital importance to the UK. Its benefit will be seen over the next century and a half. Short term analyses cannot hope to capture its worth.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 2 Dec 2013 03:42:52 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mr Anonymous [Signature #485]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Anonymous, London, London, United Kingdom<p>HS2 is critical to the long term future infrastructure of the UK and the country&#039;s economic prosperity. National interest must take precedence over local interest.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 2 Dec 2013 02:58:25 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>mr Philip James [Signature #484]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[mr Philip James, Essex, United Kingdom<p>This scheme is essential for capacity reasons. Our railways are filling up and more capacity is needed for passengers and freight. HS2 will release capacity on other lines.<br />
Upgrading existing routes has been tried but will not deliver the benefits needed. Upgrading existing routes is almost as expensive as building a new line as shown by the last west coast upgrade which has not delivered all the planned benefits.<br />
Higher speed is a useful additional benefit that will make the railway a better alternative to domestic airlines.<br />
When building a new line why not anticipate future developments in train technology. 300k/h arrived decades ago with the TGV. The AGV now furnishes 350k/h. In another 30 or 40 years new trains may be capable of 400k/h so we need to plan ahead.<br />
HS2 could eventually be part of a high speed network. The bits proposed now are just the start.</p>]]></description>
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      <title>mr john atkinson [Signature #483]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[mr john atkinson, london, United Kingdom<p>We have to have this railway it is in all our intrests we have only a Victorian Railway at present</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 25 Aug 2013 01:11:30 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mr Andrew Moore [Signature #482]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr Andrew Moore, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 8 Jun 2013 05:46:45 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mr Henry Allum [Signature #481]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr Henry Allum, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom, United Kingdom<p>We need HS2!</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 8 Jun 2013 08:41:19 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Dr David George [Signature #480]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Dr David George, Preston, Lancs, United Kingdom<p>The HS2 project is a logical and important project, to ultimately more fully integrate GB to the European High Speed rail network.  It will provide additional rail capacity with the benefit of a cascade effect on existing routes - both for passenger and freight transportation.</p>

<p>A particular benefit will be the extension of European loading gauge standards, e.g. for intermodal transport.  Indeed, HS2 can make use of the former Great Central Railway, which was originally built to Berne gauge standard and would facilitate the largest (GC) European  loading gauge.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 7 Feb 2013 02:23:48 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mr Janusz Pustowka [Signature #479]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr Janusz Pustowka, Sandbach, Cheshire, United Kingdom<p>Road infrastructure is going to suffer. We need city to city rail links badly!</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 6 Jan 2013 07:27:06 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mr Richard Porter [Signature #478]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr Richard Porter, Maidenhead, Berks, United Kingdom<p>HS2 is essential to provide capacity south of Birmingham and to eliminate internal flights to the north and Scotland.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 7 Nov 2012 02:37:25 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mr Ray Woods [Signature #477]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr Ray Woods, London, Greater London, United Kingdom<p>GO AHEAD!</p>

<p>Don&#039;t listen to the Nimbys!!</p>

<p>We are all in this together?</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Sep 2012 02:20:56 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mr Tim Maclay [Signature #476]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr Tim Maclay, Amersham, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Aug 2012 06:17:22 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>mr Jack Lewis [Signature #475]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[mr Jack Lewis, Tamworth, Staffordshire, United Kingdom]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 05:36:01 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mr. David Kirkwood [Signature #474]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr. David Kirkwood, Worcester, Worcestershire, United Kingdom]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:22:11 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>mr Anonymous [Signature #473]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Anonymous, higham ferrers, northamptonshire, United Kingdom<p>Yes ! as soon as possible need the jobs it will create</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 10:14:24 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mr Ka Chun CHU [Signature #472]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr Ka Chun CHU, Hull, HU3 (HU3 6PG), Hull, HU3 (HU3 6PG), United Kingdom]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 03:05:34 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Dr Sean Slaght [Signature #471]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Dr Sean Slaght, Southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 04:33:10 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>mr derrick pickford [Signature #470]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[mr derrick pickford, stoke on trent, staffordshire, United Kingdom]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 02:15:11 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mr William Dart [Signature #469]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr William Dart, Bracknell, Berks, United Kingdom<p>Just do it quickly as a national objective similar to the decisive French and get Uk moving into this century</p>]]></description>
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      <title>Mr Philip Feakin [Signature #468]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr Philip Feakin, London, United Kingdom]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 24 Dec 2011 02:41:30 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mr Darren Sienkiewicz [Signature #467]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr Darren Sienkiewicz, bury, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 5 Dec 2011 05:10:32 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mr Daniel Plummer [Signature #466]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr Daniel Plummer, Leicester, Leicestershire, United Kingdom]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 7 Nov 2011 07:25:08 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mr Cameron Bennett [Signature #465]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr Cameron Bennett, Wiltshire, United Kingdom<p>An essential and long overdue project.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 4 Nov 2011 02:11:28 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mr Hugh Collins [Signature #464]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr Hugh Collins, Bourton-on-the-Water, Glos, United Kingdom<p>The population is growing, the economy is growing, but we are worried about CO2.  How are transport problems solved in France, Germany, Spain, Italy? - by investing in public transport including high-speed rail providing more capacity for people and for freight, support of regioanl economies, and less time spent travelling.  The UK needs rail investment now - the motorways are full.  We must invest in rail now!  Case closed.</p>]]></description>
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      <title>WGCDR Michael Sargent [Signature #463]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[WGCDR Michael Sargent, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia<p>Don&#039;t end up with a third world rail system like we have in Australia.</p>]]></description>
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      <title>Mrs P Mackie [Signature #462]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mrs P Mackie, Lancs, United Kingdom<p>This link can&#039;t come soon enough.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 7 Sep 2011 04:11:31 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Miss Helen Coutts [Signature #461]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Miss Helen Coutts, West Bromwich, West Midlands, England]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2011 01:11:39 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mr Richard Lucas [Signature #460]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr Richard Lucas, Leven, Fife, United Kingdom<p>Don&#039;t leave British railways stuck in the 19th century</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2011 10:43:03 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mr Thomas Grant [Signature #459]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr Thomas Grant, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 4 Aug 2011 08:17:09 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mr Russell Joy-young [Signature #458]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr Russell Joy-young, Milton keynes, Bucks, United Kingdom]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 3 Aug 2011 05:13:17 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mr Ian Phillips [Signature #457]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr Ian Phillips, Stalybridge, Cheshire, United Kingdom<p>Good for the North West and good for Jobs!</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 3 Aug 2011 02:22:52 UTC</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Anonymous, Hillingdon, Middlesex, United Kingdom]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 3 Aug 2011 12:02:41 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mr Alex Belk-Sumpton [Signature #455]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr Alex Belk-Sumpton, Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom<p>HS2 would be a fantastic economical oppertunity for the entire country. it would also ease the pressure of the other main lines that are extensively worked today. Also, it will dramastically improve journey times to citys.</p>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Anonymous, Poole, Dorset, United Kingdom<p>Dr Beeching took away our railway inheritance. Don&#039;t let this madness happen again. I say yes, yes, yes to HS2!</p>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr Robert Vincent, Shifnal, Shropshire, United Kingdom]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 3 Aug 2011 04:48:03 UTC</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr Paul Tuckey, Kings Lynn, Norfolk, United Kingdom<p>Aside from the obvious economic benefits. I will finally be able to hold my head up whilst on holiday in France in the knowledge that the UK is no longer the transport infrastructure embarrassment of Europe.</p>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr Charles Briggs, Edinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom<p>Important for economic development and carbon reduction.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 3 Aug 2011 02:45:48 UTC</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mrs Cecilia Grant, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr Matthew Viljoen, Wantage, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr Christopher Potts, Uxbridge, Greater London, United Kingdom]]></description>
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Using HS2 will be more environmentally friendly than travelling by air and will link up  with the already existing HS1. In general, High speed 2 is very much needed for the UK.</p>]]></description>
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Whilst most of my neighbours oppose HS2 as we live fairly close to the route, we&#039;re not all NIMBYs!</p>]]></description>
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<p>Instead of the typical British stop go parochial incrementalism, let&#039;s have some vision &amp; confidence &amp; commit to build the whole Y asap plus the Chelsea to Hackney line to address tube capacity, access to Euston.</p>]]></description>
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I find the people opposing HSR to be frankly mad. They&#039;re just selfish people obsessed with the peace and quiet of their little towns and completely ignorant of how great an improvement to the country HSR could be.</p>]]></description>
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