Quote Originally Posted by JamesWales View Post
I think you need to take a step back here tbh.

I just think that using HS2 funding to fund more localised projects; things like the North Wales electrification, improved transport between Liverpool and Manchester etc is a better use of the money.

That's a pretty common and pretty justifiable belief to be honest and the fact your response to it is to post stuff like the above says far more about you than it does me.

Ive never thought HS2 was the best use of transport spending. I've known a couple of people who have worked on it and it has always struck me as a monumental gravy train (no pun intended) that wasn't the best use of resources. I've always thought that, so it's no surprise I will think it's a good idea they are reallocating resources is it?!

I wholly support the south Wales Metro btw. That's a WG project.
You keep saying the same thing 'better use of the money' as if a) government spending is like household spending, either/or approach, b) these new projects won't suffer exactly the same waste/overspend and c) they will actually bloody build them and d) analysis to show their superior economic/social benefit exists.

Why not build hs2/3/4/5 and these other projects?