How much is it costing to scare British taxpayers into paying for HS2? | Simon Jenkins

In what amounts to an abuse of democracy, lobbyists are being used to put the case for an absurd project few really want

The government's project for a new high-speed railway from Birmingham to London Euston is entering a critical phase. This has nothing to do with trains but everything to do with tribes.

Last week there were unconfirmed reports that the government may abandon the link between the proposed HS2 terminus at Euston and Eurostar's HS1 down the road at St Pancras. The link solved a...