Paper 2 Topic 2 England Flashcards
(6 cards)
1
Q
What was HS2
A
High Speed rail from London to Birmingham then onto Glasgow and Edinburgh
2
Q
Pros of HS2
A
Helps grow industry in the North
UK invests 50B per year into projects like these so over time not too costly
Creates jobs
3
Q
Cons of HS2
A
Suck more people to London as seen in Paris, France
Price keeps coming up
Disruption to cities and villages
SSSI are destroyed
People displaced
4
Q
What is the Northern Powerhouse
A
Scheme design to combat the North South divide by creating more links between main cities
5
Q
What did the Northern Powerhouse aim to improve and do
A
Transport, science, innovations
Devolve the government
6
Q
Negatives of the Northern Powerhouse
A
Too centred around Manchester
