Now the UK has decided to leave the EU, what is the time scale to activate article 50 of the Lisbon treaty ?..
Let me offer some assessment and speculation
HS2 was possibly justifiable as an extension of the EU transport backbone with development of the Birmingham region as a major hub.
That aint going to happen now, if it ever was.
Other than that it was really only ever a convenience for London as a major financial hub and for a bit faster transit of luxury goods and rich people to a rich international capital and financial hub, at the whole nations expense.
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