Not too interested in HS2 but surprised this hasn't already popped up on here:
Liverpool offers £2bn to be included in HS2 network
http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/feb/23/liverpool-offers-2bn-hs2-network
Liverpool offers £2bn to be included in HS2 network
http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/feb/23/liverpool-offers-2bn-hs2-network
City very much calling the government's bluff here over their not being on the HS2 line with an offer of taking on two thirds of the cost. What will be the government's excuse now? Blows any comparison with the Stoke situation out of the water as couldn't see them being able to rustle up £2bn. Think also raises questions about local contributions elsewhere cannot be right that one city is singled out. Will be interesting to see the reaction to this from all quarters.Liverpool has offered to pay £2bn towards the cost of HS2 if the government agrees to add a 20-mile stretch of track that would bring the city into the planned high-speed rail network.
With the £55bn railway proposed to directly link Manchester and Leeds to Birmingham and London, Liverpool’s leaders fear the city will be left behind its counterparts in the north.
Liverpool’s offer would be a long-term repayment commitment – and depend largely on the accompanying devolution of resources normally paid direct to the Treasury, including local employers’ national insurance contributions....
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