“Transport secretary Justine Greening has confirmed she will press ahead with the planned high-speed rail link between London and Birmingham, and then to Leeds and Manchester. Trains along the £3bn 140-mile route will travel at an estimated 250mph, cutting the journey time from Euston to Birmingham city centre to 49 minutes. Campaigners are furious, and have already vowed to pursue a judicial review of the government's decision.

What do you think of the plans for HS2? What kind of benefits do you think it will provide London, and the UK economy as a whole, and what kind of disadvantages? Are you optimistic that the project will come in on budget? What kind of priority should a high speed rail link be, in your opinion? Do you think people living along the proposed route should be compensated, and if so how and from what budget? Do you think people in Surrey would benefit from the scheme at all?

If you could design your own public transport network, what route would you suggest?”