Quote Originally Posted by Heisenberg View Post
A massively over-priced high speed railway originally costing £50bn(ish) that keeps getting delayed and more expensive (now estimated to be costing £100bn(ish) is a good investment for the taxpayer? For a minute fraction of the cost they could solve the homeless crisis in the UK and have £99bn left to put some railway links in the north and east of Cardiff.
I think the line is more about the "Northern Powerhouse" than finacial return, but there is a hope that it will in time give that return. In the great scheme of things £50 billion isn't such a huge sum any more at government level.