Final BBC News at One from BBC Television Centre Friday 15 March 2013
The government has partially fought of a
series of objections to 'High Speed Two' in the courts, but in the victory to
residents affected by the project the compensation scheme has been deemed
unlawful. The line would go from London to Birmingham in fase one and to Leeds
and Manchester in fase 2. For the government it is a good thing because the
plans to build the railway could have been delayed by many years. A man was
charged with the murder of Christina Atkins, 16, who died in Birmingham when
she was stabbed on the top deck of a bus on her way to school.
I get why people who bought a house when
they did, without a railway past their houses, wouldn't want a railway past
their houses now. Though I believe when compensated for distress this line
could severely strengthen the British economy. These people should really
reconsider what the advantages/disadvantages are when it comes to the High
Speed Two. I hope that the man who killed Christina Atkins will get locked up
for life. When you are 22 you have the capacity to make your own decisions. When
you neglect to make the right decisions and kill a young woman because of it,
you are not fit to roam free in this society in my opinion.
BBC. (2013, 03 15).
Sam Smith. Retrieved 05 05, 2013, from YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsgW_UDoZmA
I agree with you on the second point but I think the British government should not just compensate but also help with selling and relocating the citizens, the value of a house drops significantly when a railroad is built next to it.
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