Yes I certainly do agree, and I think that is because of those improved journey times, including to Folkestone. The idea that there would be more jobs in Folkestone if the journey time were two hours rather than one hour, or that if we somehow had a man with a red flag in front of the train that would bring the greatest possible economic growth to the north or to Folkestone, is frankly absurd.
High Speed Rail (London – West Midlands) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Mark Reckless
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 28 April 2014.
It occurred during Debate on bills on High Speed Rail (London – West Midlands) Bill.
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