[News] Hs2 and China.

[Leekbrookgull]

Weird thread. I think the OP has a point. For a change

Thanks.

 

[Surf's Up]

If we're supposed to be 'taking back control', let's stop selling our industries, services and contracts to foreign consortiums and governments.

How is paying £ billions (of tax-payers' dosh) to overseas companies and contractors 'patriotic'?

It may not be patriotic but if it's 50% cheaper and can be done in 5 years that would appear to be, at face value, a much better use of taxpayer's dosh. Just saying.

 

[portslade seagull]

The Chinese always have an ulterior motive. A fair bit of Africa is in hock to them repaying them by letting them strip them of their their raw materials.

 

[symyjym]

The Chinese always have an ulterior motive. A fair bit of Africa is in hock to them repaying them by letting them strip them of their their raw materials.

So does every other country in the world though tbf. At least they are just doing shrewd business and not starting wars.

 

[symyjym]

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Get India to build HS2 - creative use of space

Which is okay until until a train comes the other way with the same human cargo set up. These people are just nuts.

 

[Tokyohands]

Does it really matter who builds it because no matter who does, it will no doubt end up being completely mismanaged upon completion anyway.

 

[Bakero]

The Chinese always have an ulterior motive. A fair bit of Africa is in hock to them repaying them by letting them strip them of their their raw materials.

Do you believe other countries have altruistic motives?