I think some get it and some don't. The biggest mistake in the history of HS2 is not calling it something like the "West Coast High Capacity Project" or somesuch.
Agreed but maybe a bigger mistake was announcing it as one BIG project
If they had the "bug picture" but only announced phase 1, when half way through started on phase 2 a etc so it was just 30 b here, 20 b there it would kep the
See my question above - why does HS2 get the special massive low interest loan? Why can't we do that for other projects?
I am pro-HS2, but the answer "the money is only for HS2" doesn't really address the underlying crux of the thing.
Presumably it is seen as a priority?
Anyway, the government is only weeks old and who is to say what projects might be brought forward over the next 5 years ? HS2 phase 1 is shovel ready whereas most others will take years of planning.