How bad is the HS2 fiasco now? So bad it's time to listen to Nigel Farage | Simon Jenkins

Labour now says the botched high-speed rail project will be further delayed. Why not just scrap it, as the Reform leader suggests?

Stop it now. Stop spending sums that you admit are out of control. Show common sense and send everyone home. HS2 is a bad joke, a fiasco.

Labour’s second transport secretary in a year, Heidi Alexander, claimed on Wednesday to be shocked by HS2. She was clearly new to the subject. After being briefed on the latest delays and cost overruns by the latest CEO, Mark Wild, s...