VAT rise will cost us £13b – everybody shouts - yet HS2 will cost much more and most people are silent.
Do people complain about VAT increase because it hits their pockets and yet remain silent about HS2 because they think that someone else will pay if they are not directly affected by it? How wrong they are! Assuming that that is what they think, how sad that we have reached a stage where people would appear to be concerned only by what affects them or their pockets. Is this century going to see the death of altruism?
Of course, and credit to the government (of whatever colour and persuasion), most people are unaware of what HS2 actually means; some may think it is a toothpaste, others realise that it refers to high-speed trains but have not appreciated what this 'project' actually means. High-speed train - sounds sexy, modern, just what we need, only the reactionary and the small minded could possibly object to such forward-thinking thrusting development . . . but those who have bothered to find out what it actually means know that it is anything but a progressive development. If you are reading this, it is probable that you are against HS2 BUT have you actually made the effort to contact all the people you know, regardless of their location, and encouraged them to add their names to the petition against HS2? If not, now would be a very good time to start and make 2011 a Happy and successful year.
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