Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, UK. 23rd April, 2026. HS2, £200 billion? protest sign outside a farm in Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire. HS2 have compulsorily purchased parcels of land belonging to farmers and now instead of crops growing and sheep grazing, there are large heaps of spoil from the construction work. Credit: Maureen McLean/Alamy

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