I think a better summary would be "We are cancelling HS2 (North) and replacing it mainly with things we had already set out plans to do in the next couple of decades (and which we can still row … (View Post)

You have it spot on with the phrase ".... never actually be built, and simply be cancelled to much less fanfare down the unbuilt road". All these promises are supposedly to be fulfilled onl… (View Post)

A few quid? This is a railway costing in the ball park of £500m per mile. A cost of £100,000 PER FOOT. Even one millimetre of HS2 is costing very roughly £3,000. Offer each one of say 80 UK cities an… (View Post)

Yes Rishi Sunak, the state of the roads across the country is absolutely lousy, as reflected in the potholes issue. And that is entirely down to you and your Conservative predecessors over 13 years. … (View Post)

The Telegraph refers to the Rosebank oil field being worth £3.1bn. It puts the cost of HS2 in perspective. You could buy 33 Rosebanks, or quite possibly more, for the cost of just 1 HS2. (View Post)