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An article on a new investigation by the Transport Select Committee concerning large transport infrastructure projects. The arguments against HS2 are made by prior opponents, who lost the battle, trying to add some weak COVID-19-related arguments to those they advanced before (which were much stronger). Concerning the road-building programme, which is totally bonkers, there is likewise little chance of the report affecting anything, as the programme is designed to be almost uninterruptible (unless the legislation is overturned). It's pretty depressing, and I guess what will happen is that the Stonehenge thing will snarl up all the opponents' energy in a large protest while most of the rest goes ahead unheeded. I hope I'm wrong.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/nov/29/questions-over-hs2-and-new-roads-as-coronavirus-prompts-transport-inquiry
(I'm afraid I also don't think that the effect of more homeworking will be that significant. As far as I can see, it's for the most part what many employees want, but it's not necessarily in the interests of employers, except where they might want to save on high rental costs, e.g. in city-centre locations. I suspect that commuting 'same as it ever was' will be back sooner than many realise.)