Wednesday, 5 June 2013

Broadcast Blog 7

 

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

1 comment:

  1. 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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