Unsurprisingly HS2, or rather the Manchester section of it, is under threat; as Sunak and Hunt weigh up the disgraceful cost overruns (£16BN or more) and consider pulling the plug.
Unfortunately for the PM, various ex PMs, an ex chancellor and Heseltine have rallied to the cause of HS2. All of this means that the rumoured announcement this week about pulling the plug may well be delayed, thus leaving it hanging over the party conference like the Sword of Damocles.
Aside from the obvious questions arising from this mess, the one question screaming out that needs to be addressed is this:
Why the hell can't governments build large infrastructure projects on time and on budget?
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