If Boris does nothing else useful in his role as Prime Minister, the reconsideration of HS2 makes him well worth the effort and worry. HS2 has been a white elephant ever since it was a one-page blue-sky suggestion twenty years ago.
The idea of upgrading a single route on the rail system from London to Scotland should have been background maintenance. Instead of that, HS2 has ballooned into a £50bn pig-trough and, given the government's overspend record on massive projects, it's quite capable of doubling for a fourth time. HS2 is a scandal, one can only hope that the go/nogo end of the year decision will be to cancel the entire charade.
HS2 has been a gravy train. It has already blown as much tax revenue as both of those piss-poor white elephant aircraft carriers - the ones with no aircraft - and it hasn't even a scrap value in razorblades. £7bn down the drain, but at least the haemorrhage might now be amputated before it drains the entire treasury.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-49420332
High Speed 2 review
High Speed 2 review
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High Speed 2 review
In complete agreement with you, sooner it is scrapped the better.
Would also say that the entire rail system is an utter mess and could do with a re-think.
Would also say that the entire rail system is an utter mess and could do with a re-think.
High Speed 2 review
Would make more sense and actually improve the econoimy to invest in providing everybody with access to high speed broadband. Not least because they could video conference rathar than take a train. Been down in the south of england and london couple of times recentky the broad band speeds are appallingly slow.