NEWS: Varsity February 10, 2020
CUSU Ethical Affairs latest to criticise Oxford to Cambridge Expressway
Varsity reports that “The Ethical Affairs Campaign [from Cambridge University Students Union, CUSU] and Cambridge MP Daniel Zeichner have voiced concerns over the new expressway
“CUSU’s Ethical Affairs Campaign have warned the government’s suggested Oxford to Cambridge Expressway will have “polluting” and “detrimental” consequences, joining other activist groups and Cambridge’s MP Daniel Zeichner in criticising the proposal.
“Speaking to Varsity, the Campaign stressed the Expressway will “clearly create severe environmental damage” and “should therefore be critically examined by the University and its environmental impacts scrutinised.”
“Last week, Zeichner suggested in Parliament that rail should be prioritised over building more polluting roads. The MP had already pledged opposition to the Expressway during the recent General Election, alongside the Cambridge Liberal Democrat, Green Party and Brexit Party candidates.
“The real answer is a railway, a public railway, an electrified railway, with an interchange with HS2,” Zeichner told the House of Commons.
“CUSU Ethical Affairs highlighted other worries related to the Expressway, including that it “unduly prioritises the South-East of the UK at a time when there is chronic under-spending in infrastructure in the North of England”. They further emphasised enhancing the Oxford and Cambridge ′brain belt’ may lead to a ′brain drain’ - the exodus of intellectuals and academics - from the North to the South East of the UK. "
“Another concern is the increasing prices in the city that may come with increased connectivity and investment. This could push locals further to the outskirts, as Cambridge becomes increasingly unaffordable.”
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