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I’m all in favour of improving our transport infrastructure. I’ve just never been convinced HS2 was the most cost effective way of doing it.
What is?
I don't know, I'm not an expert in the subject. I understand the argument about it being the best way to improve wider capacity, but I'm not convinced - given the virus has shown that business travel and commuting can be reduced - that the need for that wider capacity will still be there, and therefore I am not convinced that the money couldn't be better spent on improving more local rail connectivity, or broadband to make homeworking better, or cycle lanes, or actually maintaining roads or hoverboards
Just because I don't know what the right alternative to HS2 is in our changing world does not necessarily mean that HS2 must therefore be correct.
EVs get a purchase subsidy and many other perks like free parking. I'll believe they are serious about encouraging cycling when VAT is removed on bikes and E Bikes. Personally I'd like to see E bikes cut off speed increased to 20mph. Makes keeping up with urban traffic in many situations possible.
Not far off normal traffic levels on tonights commute home, nobody else on bikes despite me going the long way home.
See what tomorrow brings but i expect to be the only one as usual. It was good whilst it lasted.