Unterstützen Sie im Prinzip und lehnen sie gegen den Bau neuer Hochgeschwindigkeits -Rail -Linien zwischen Städten in Nordgland?

I support not deciding these things “in principle” but on a case by case basis. Because new railway projects aren’t a matter of principle are they? We shouldn’t either build all or none of them right? And no one should care what survey results say because people are morons and whether an infrastructure project is a good idea isn’t a matter of public mood or popularity. It’s economics and risk analysis and engineering.

I support doing a cost benefit analysis and accepting the results. That way we won’t waste as much money on white elephants.

I actually think the funding model from Crossrail is the best approach.

It’s easy to support things *in principle*.

But once you ask people how much extra tax they’re willing to pay to fund it, or how happy they are with the line going past *their* house, or living with the disruption from construction for a few years….the results will be rather different.

Just like how many people are in favour of more housebuilding *in principle*, but always find reasons to object to it in reality.

I support governments making infrastructure decisions and then future governments continuing what’s already been started without chopping and changing

I support it in general but the cost is enormous and we are incredibly bad at budgeting these things so the costs spiral even more.

Very much so. We need to get people out of cars when travelling between cities and we also need to get more freight on train. Both of those things can only be achieved with new lines.

Joining city centres to make a single economic area would make sense. Manchester and Liverpool should be ten minutes apart by high speed rail

Anyone who opposes this and lives in the North is a turkey who just loves voting for Christmas.

Don’t worry Reform voters, Farage will fatten you up good with a nice diet of bullshit, before he sells you out.

Support, big time, do something for the North, address the N/S divide by investing massively on Northern infrastructure

Were using railways that are essentially 200 years old…. Imagine if the Victorians were like us. We’d have absolutely no train options. It’s a 200 year infrastructure project we should complete it in full and maybe expand the scope otherwise it’s pointless.

Having a modern and functional rail network that can reduce the number of vehicles on our roads needs to be a priority for all parties, but it can’t become a haphazard mess like HS2.

Everything needs to be planned beforehand, even wildlife corridors or bat tunnels. The biggest failing with HS2 was that they tried to do it piecemeal, a hybrid bill so that not a single part of the plan was final, it led to a too many cooks situation with none of the budget estimates being anything close to accurate.

Strongly support. Infrastructure is the difference between a successful state and a shit one. 

Support it – upgrading lines like the TransPennine route and building a new Liverpool – Manchester line will give the North of England the connectivity it so desperately needs, and hopefully make the case for the Birmingham – Manchester leg of HS2

Support it 100%, and I’m from the South East. The public transport infrastructure up North is a joke. If politicians had to use it, it would be in a much better state. They should’ve started building HS2 from the North terminals; at least there would’ve been something useful by now.

At this stage I’d take a fricking snail speed rail line if it turned up when it was meant to.

Had some Londoners at our station a few weeks back when the train was cancelled. They pitched a fit when we told them it would be two hours til the next train when one was cancelled.

How dare The North get anything nice, bring back bendy busses for Londin!