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High-speed rail link needed to boost north - Osborne
I would say that this would be more useful then another high speed line to & from London IMHO.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-27969885
A so-called HS3 high-speed rail link between Manchester and Leeds could help to create a "northern global powerhouse", George Osborne has said.
He told the BBC better road and rail links would allow cities across northern England from Liverpool to Hull "to take on the world", as London did.
The chancellor said the plan could cost up to £7bn - but could be cheaper if existing rail lines were updated.
Mr Osborne said in his speech that it was not "healthy for our economy, not good for our country" if "the powerhouse of London dominates more and more".
He told the BBC better road and rail links would allow cities across northern England from Liverpool to Hull "to take on the world", as London did.
The chancellor said the plan could cost up to £7bn - but could be cheaper if existing rail lines were updated.
Mr Osborne said in his speech that it was not "healthy for our economy, not good for our country" if "the powerhouse of London dominates more and more".
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http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/society/manchester-leeds-train-link-to-revolutionise-fighting-2014062487924
A HIGH-SPEED train service will halve the time it takes to commute between Leeds and Manchester for a fight.
Currently Mancunians wishing to lay Yorkshire twats spark out on the cobbles face a two-hour journey, as do gentlemen of the White Rose county looking to fill in some Manc scum.
“These two magnificent cities, which have hated each other since time immemorial, are losing countless hours of enmity in laborious train journeys across the Pennines.
“By the time passengers reach Dewsbury, or Stalybridge coming the other way, the red mist has lifted and too often instead of stamping on someone’s solar plexus they simply go shopping.
Currently Mancunians wishing to lay Yorkshire twats spark out on the cobbles face a two-hour journey, as do gentlemen of the White Rose county looking to fill in some Manc scum.
“These two magnificent cities, which have hated each other since time immemorial, are losing countless hours of enmity in laborious train journeys across the Pennines.
“By the time passengers reach Dewsbury, or Stalybridge coming the other way, the red mist has lifted and too often instead of stamping on someone’s solar plexus they simply go shopping.
