Revised HS2 Is the government right or wrong?

[cyril evans awaydays]

For me it absolutely is not best demonstrated by getting people between two cities quicker, esp when you can already get between Manchester and London in a little over two hours and can work on the train if needs be, and there will already be a first phase to come which will deliver some benefits.

Potholes is an extreme example but actually it is the local bus services, train services and road links that really do connect people with their cities and towns that matter more. It helps people socialise and get to jobs that are otherwise not open to them.

I think that's a much better use of money and I wish HS2 had been scrapped or scaled back years ago tbh.

If potholes is an extreme example, why is 25% of the overall diverted money from the Birmingham to Manchester link being allocated across the country allegedly to fix them. I say allegedly as all this is about budgets from the 2029 financial year onwards. Apart from conference gesture politics where Sunak's Network North list is unravelling by the hour what level of confidence do you have that the guy that presented this unravelling wish list would have any say over delivering it?