The company responsible for the HS2 rail scheme has been accused of “brainwashing” children through a £280,000 promotion of the project in primary schools along the proposed route. The programme, delivered by HS2 Ltd, encourages children to assess the best possible route for the “Zoom Rail project” and to create a “powertrain” that moves through the use of balloons. Campaigners opposed to HS2 have called the education programme “Orwellian”.
The company responsible for the HS2 rail scheme has been accused of “brainwashing” children through a £280,000 promotion of the project in primary schools along the proposed route. The programme, delivered by Hopscotch Consulting, encourages children to assess the best possible route for the “Zoom Rail project” and to create a “powertrain” that moves through the use of balloons. Campaigners opposed to HS2 have called the education programme “Orwellian”.