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Progress or NIMBYism

Claire Fox considers the dilemma over HS2 of whether to go for progress of protect the interests of local people.

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By Claire Fox | 21 February 2013

Claire Fox considers the dilemma over HS2 of whether to go for progress of protect the interests of local people.

As a panellist of Radio 4's Moral Maze, we recently discussed NIMBYism, with a focus on HS2. Any number of council leaders were lined up to appear on the programme to support the new rail link.

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