Jerry Marshall

Jerry is an economist and train lover in Cheshire concerned about effective use of public funding for transport and communications.

[Jerry Marshall @HS2_Questions]

Was the March 2010 HS2 report fraudulent? It only took a few hours to see the business plan was nonsense. Who was paying whom?

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A post and blog from nearly 14 years ago.

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On Govt figures, #HS2 now gives just 13p of benefit for £1 invested. Will Govt stop throwing good money after bad? http://t.co/d4AIm2ix

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@DavidDavisMP @mopdenson @the_tpa It only took a few hours looking at the March 2011 report to see that and we launched 'Better than HS2' in 2012.

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The #HS2 facts haven't changed, costs always exceeded benefits, the plan was sexed up. On 28.2.11 I said on @R4today that it would be cancelled but only after £bns squandered. The final outcome is even worse. Enquiry needed.

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@JudyHobson01 @BBCNWT The HS2 mess is because no senior politician looked closely at the Mar 2010 paper, which had the wrong spec, fiddled the figures on benefits & costs and misled on capacity. In Feb 2011 I said on R4 Today it would be cancelled but only after £bns squandered

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@HS2ltd The most expensive job support scheme ever dreamt up, at a couple of million per job!

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HS2 didn't just fiddle the figures on the business case, they did the same on the environment. The #HS2 nature loss sums are wrong say the @WildlifeTrusts #ReThinkHS2. Sign the Open Letter: https://t.co/eyqv5XFeIq

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It was clear when @KwasiKwarteng was on the transport select committee he could be easily hoodwinked by a dodgy (HS2) business plan (costs x3 and benefits slashed since then). But now we're completely screwed

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@HS2ltd @HS2 Is an economic disaster. Rail experts estimated that there were 50p of benefits for every £1 invested. That was before costs tripled to around £100bn.

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@HS2ltd That's like saying you saved £5 in a sale when actually you just spent £100.

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@HS2ltd Funny then that the Green Party oppose HS2. Or maybe they have a more independent and trustworthy perspective? For example, recognising that HS2 will not impact domestic flights in the UK.

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@HS2ltd "A single 400 year old oak is a whole ecosystem... for which ten thousand 200 year old oaks are no use at all" Oliver Rackham

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Our old house! And what was once the beatiful leafy greenway. What an appalling loss of nature for the @hs2 white elephant

[HS2 Rebellion @Hs2Rebellion]

"The village of Burton Green looks like a war zone while the work goes on .. Although Mother Nature will help to heal the landscape one way or another in future just like she always does, many will still lament the loss of ancient hedgerows and woodlands."
https://t.co/iPnYRy8Yl3

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@HS2ltd @hs2 is the high carbon alternative to conventional rail. According to HS2, almost all HS2 users will have switched from conventional rail.

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@HS2ltd Almost all transfers, according to @HS2 itself, are expected to be from lower carbon conventional rail. There is a reason why the Green Party are against HS2.

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@HS2ltd Keep trying! A forlorn attempt but you never know, someone might believe you.

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@IRAndyB @mcahs2 @BBCTomEdwards The BCR is a good way to compare alternatives especially if the externalities you mention are included. Guess what, HS2 is the pretty much the worst way to improve speed and capacity and cut carbon.

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@mcahs2 @BBCTomEdwards The true BCR was 0.5 before Covid and cost increases because the DfT were fiddling the figures.

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@WilliamBarter1 @Beeron1030 @HS2 How arrogant! I commissioned it and wrote the editorial! Clearly you don't remember it. The point is that if Paddington or commuter lines are the problem, #HS2 starts in the wrong place.

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Why does #HS2 tweet so much? Because someone is paid a fortune to do it, in a desperate attempt to convince the public who know its a white elephant.