Comment: Centre for Cities on the 'Great HS2 debate'

08 November 2013

By Ben Harrison, director of partnerships at Centre for Cities.

The debate surrounding whether to go ahead with High Speed Two (HS2) – the proposed new rail connection between London and Birmingham, which will then be extended to Leeds and Manchester – has been characterised by claim and counter claim, study and counter study, as to the true nature of the economic benefits and environmental damage it could produce or inflict.

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