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   ProjectFearlessness (projectfearlessness@mastodonapp.uk)'s status on Friday, 06-Oct-2023 19:16:00 JST ProjectFearlessness

   Reminder to U.K. 'Motorists'

   When Rishi Sunak says he's on your side, what he means is that he's going to cancel loads of public transport projects, forcing more cars on to the roads and making all your journeys even more congested and miserable than they already are.

   You'll be stuck in a traffic jam, but, please, do enjoy the freedom Sunak has given to you.

   #UKPolitics
   #HS2

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     ProjectFearlessness (projectfearlessness@mastodonapp.uk)'s status on Saturday, 07-Oct-2023 06:15:33 JST ProjectFearlessness

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     In Sweden, the right wing government cancelled long awaited plans for a high speed rail network, and promised to spend the money upgrading the existing rail network. At the next budget, the money that was due to go on the rail network was allocated to the motorways instead.

     Just a heads up for those of us in the U.K. wondering if we can trust our own right wing government's latest promises to upgrade the existing rail network.

     #UKPolitics

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     ProjectFearlessness (projectfearlessness@mastodonapp.uk)'s status on Saturday, 07-Oct-2023 06:15:35 JST ProjectFearlessness

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     I'm not sure if this makes it better or worse for us in the U.K., but we're not alone in having a right wing government cancelling plans for high speed rail upgrades in favour of cars. Sweden have been going through the exact same thing recently. It's so close to what Sunak is doing that it looks like he's just ripped off their ideas.

     https://www.ips-journal.eu/topics/economy-and-ecology/swedens-climate-policy-is-off-the-rails-7029/

     Børge and HistoPol (#HP) 🏴 🇺🇸 🏴 repeated this.