Quote Originally Posted by JamesWales View Post
I agree, Wales should get it's share of funding, but it has to be said that more public money is spent per head in Wales than in England, so the 'tax payer' argument doesn't wash.

The argument here (which is true) is that people from North Wales will benefit as anyone going from Wrexham, Bangor et al will get to London quicker as a result. Like I said, that is demonstrably true, but I still think Wales should get it's share of HS2 funding, not least because it's politically sensible to do so.
Wales gets more money "per head" compared to England, because the population here is older, poorer , with worse health, and that is unlikely to change as long as Wales is in this unequal Union.

where Wales doesn't get it's fair share in spending is in infrastructure spending which could actually help to transform the country