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![TheEconomist Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:24/cr:twitter::5988062.png) The Economist [@TheEconomist](/creator/twitter/TheEconomist) on x 27M followers
Created: 2025-07-15 06:20:11 UTC

A “bat protection structure” is being built over the new HS2 railway line in Buckinghamshire at a cost of over £100m ($135m).

For a government eager for growth, this is unacceptable

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[$135m](/topic/$135m)
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