Scotland and NI will receive substantial rail infrastructure funding in compensation as a result of HS2 benefiting the English economy. However, as transport infrastructure hasn't been devolved to Wales, we won't benefit in kind. The Tories also gave HS2 'national ' status to blatantly avoid triggering compensation to us via the Barnett formula. This is typically cynical as HS2 is blatantly an English project. Accepted that some parts of North Wales will indirectly benefit once passengers get to Crewe, but as a whole, Wales will fall behind further.
The lack of an outcry in the Welsh press and from Welsh tories is deafening, the lack of caring from our Secretary of State is scandalous.