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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Business
John Dickie and Henri Murison

HS2 was meant to unite North and South. Don’t let it become a glorified Birmingham shuttle

Economists don’t always agree when it comes to how to create the conditions in which businesses can thrive. However, there is one matter on which there is complete consensus – the need for certainty.

Last week, rumours emerged that the Northern sections of HS2 could be cut in the Chancellor’s Autumn Budget. We then heard that the Prime Minister was considering terminating the line at Old Oak Common on the outskirts of London, instead of Euston as originally planned.

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