Hs2 News and Political Cartoons

"The cost of HS2 was 115 billion, but that was when we started the interview. It's 130 now!"

Artist:
Fran
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forn7532
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3135x1995 pixels (unwatermarked)
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hs2, rail, railways, rail link, northern powerhouse, northern development, budget, budgets, government expenditure, boris johnson, conservative party, railway, railways development, transport infrastructure, transport, computer, computering, radio four, interview

"I understand, Mr. Osborne, take HS2 off and replace with 'Oriental Express'."

Artist:
Turner, Mike
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mtun1517
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1672x1800 pixels (unwatermarked)
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railways, rail, george osborne, hs2, chinese tender, high speed rail contract, building, infrastructure, british, high speed 2 contracts, hs2 contracts, hs2 tender, hs2 tenders, railway system, chancellor of the exchequer

"Can you hear that Daphne - the beautiful birdsong, a calf calling its mother, the hum of the honey bees, the roar of the mechanical diggers on the HS2 line...!"

Artist:
McGeary, Ron
Search ID:
rmgn503
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1800x1800 pixels (unwatermarked)
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hs2, high speed 2, rail line, rail lines, rail-line, rail-lines, train, trains, railway, railways, ancient woodland, ancient woodlands, environmental impact, hs2 line

"My career's on the line."

Artist:
Madden, Chris
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cman869
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2393x2409 pixels (unwatermarked)
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hs2 inquiry, high speed 2 inquiry, public inquiry, public inquiries, high speed 2, hs2, economic affairs committee, public transport, public transportation, infrastructure, british politics, uk politics

'Madam Miggins is the best we can do for working out the full costs of HS2.'

Artist:
Fran
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forn2892
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2300x1663 pixels (unwatermarked)
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hs2, high speed 2, high speed two, high-speed rail network, high-speed rail networks, railway, infrastructure, infrastructures, budgets, hs2 budget, hs2 budgets, rail, railways, government costs, sir david higgins, public transport, public transportation

Expensive Folly: HS2

Artist:
Whitworth, James
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jwhn470
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2158x2900 pixels (unwatermarked)
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george osborne, hs2, high speed 2, high speed two, railways, rails, train, public transport, public transportation, public transports, rail, railway, trains, countryside, folly, expensive, rural, stephen hammond, patrick mcloughlin, transport minister

'Let's build all possible variants and see which one turns out to be the cheapest to run!'

Artist:
BART
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bron3307
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1800x1718 pixels (unwatermarked)
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hs2, high speed 2, high speed rail, tracks, variant, british politics, planning, costing, transport, high-speed, train, high-speed trains, high-speed railway, high-speed railways, railway, railways, commute, commutes, public transport, department of transport

'For the benefit of the passenger who joined the train at Watford Junction, this is the non-stop London to Birmingham High-Speed service.'

Artist:
Williams, Tom
Search ID:
twln703
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1448x1850 pixels (unwatermarked)
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high-speed rail, high-speed train, high-speed 2, hs2, high speed two, rail, railway, train, trains, passenger, passengers, fast, speed, station, stations, london to birmingham, euston, railway line, commuters, department for transport, train travel, public transport, 2012