Areas outside London will become a 'rust belt' without a High Speed...

... that London relies on its transport links. The disparities are obvious.' The rust belt in the US stretches from New York to Illinois and Wisconcisn, and is characterised by the decline of heavy industry, leading to people moving out to more ...

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