I'm sick of hearing about the HS2 debacle, it's been years of delays and cost overruns, and for what, so a bunch of suits can get to London a bit quicker, it's a complete waste of money. The estimated cost is now over 100 billion pounds, it's just staggering, and the benefits are dubious at best.
I'd scrap the whole thing and use the money for something actually useful, like upgrading our existing rail network, you know, the one that people actually use. The state of some of our local lines is appalling, with delays and cancellations all the time, and that's what we should be focusing on, not some vanity project.
I've spoken to plenty of people who use the trains regularly and none of them think HS2 is a good idea, they just want a reliable service that gets them to work on time, is that too much to ask.
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We should be prioritizing the things that matter to ordinary people, like decent school meals and a reliable rail service, not some fancy new line that'll just benefit a few businessmen. I've seen it with my own eyes, the state of our local trains is a joke, and that's what needs sorting out, not some vanity project.
However, the argument about HS2 only benefiting businessmen isn't quite right. The economic case, if it ever pans out, is supposed to be about wider capacity and connecting regions, not just speed for commuters. The real question is whether the projected benefits outweigh the immense cost and disruption, especially when local services are so neglected.