[rkangel]

It is true that the Swiss have more money to spend on rail, but this makes a compelling case that we aren't spending our money as effectively.

A lot of people have spent a lot of time (accurately) pointing out how badly HS2 has gone and why. Very few people have pointed out a viable and concrete alternative.

[dhfbshfbu4u3]

The issue is that in many large countries, the project _must_ be enormous or else they’ll get cut as the political winds shift to and fro. The result is that they become highly inefficient and expensive. The only real solution is political cohesion.