Tuesday 8 February 2011

IS IT TIME TO RETHINK THE STOP HS2 CATCHWORDS?

Maybe it is time to rethink the use of the words HS2. 
Those of us against HS2 did not come up with that description, it was provided to us by those in favour of it.
Are there more people who have no idea what HS2 is than people who do? Maybe that is why we are fighting an uphill battle against what appears to be massive apathy by most people – all our efforts have, so far, yielded only about 32,000 votes on the Stop HS2 petition and yet, a more recent campaign with the title save our forests has already got nearly half a million votes.
We need something as unarguable as save our forests; stop high speed trains will not do as most people, if asked before fully understanding the horrors, stupidities and wastes of the intended high-speed rail project, will probably instinctively say that yes, they are in favour of high-speed trains; high-speed trains sound sexy, modern, thrusting and fun and being against them must surely be the reserve of the aged luddite factions.
So, all you people who are, after all, intelligent enough to understand why stopping HS2 is a good idea, let’s have some original thinking from you – what ideas can you come up with for an alternative to STOP HS2 – something punchy, fun and that people would instinctively agree with rather than demand explanation and time before agreeing with.
Send your brief idea (if it is long or needs explanation, then it is probably not right) to our website
Or email directly to the address below
Thank you for your help!

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