The economic case against HS2 has scarcely featured in public debate, which has mostly focussed on the harm it will do to well-heeled residents in Chiltern villages. One explanation is now surfacing. A lobbying
firm employed by the government to promote the case for the High Speed 2
railway line is at the centre of a row after its founder, a
Tory-supporting peer, was accused of painting opponents of the scheme as
posh nimbys worried about their hunting rights.
Read more in this Guardian article here.
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