World-beating Brexit Britain vs. lowly, backward, EU-straitjacketed Spain:

l wealth of the South East to the supposedl…ecome a global laughing-stock for its inability to deliver major construction projects successfully. For those unfamiliar, High-Speed Two (HS2) was intended to provide fast trains between London, Leeds, and Manchester, as part of a “levelling up” agenda, that would bring the alleged financial wealth of the South East to the supposedly grim North.
The Great HS2 Rail Disaster And Mind The (Sycamore) Gap
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Matthew Clapham
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Oct 1, 2023
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World-beating Brexit Britain vs. lowly, backward, EU-straitjacketed Spain:
Kilometres of high-speed rail in service in 2007:
Britain: 100
Spain: 1500
Kilometres of high-speed rail in service in 2023:
Britain: 100
Spain: 3700
Kilometres of high-speed rail planned to be in service by 2030:
Britain: 200
Spain: 6000
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Professional translator by day. Writer of silly and serious stuff by night. Also by day, when I get fed up of tedious translations. Founder of Iberospherical.
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