HS2 is the planned high speed rail link which will run initially between London and Birmingham. It is currently expected to cost more than £40billion, and no trains will run before 2026 - more than twelve years hence.
The Labour Party say they are behind it, but apparently want a £50billion cap. Does that mean they would stop building the line if the cost rose that high? Would all the billions of pounds already spent have been in vain?
I doubt it. I think it far more likely that Labour are lying, and that they would back HS2 regardless of the cost. If I am wrong, let them say that a Labour government would definitely abandon HS2 if the costs rose to £50billion. I'm waiting ...
Surely the most sensible option would be to abandon HS2 now, before work has even begun, but I do not expect that to happen. The British people seem for the most part to have a curious obsession with electing politicians who treat them with utter contempt. There is a moral here. Do I have to spell it out?
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