'For the same price as HS2 the UK could have hugely improved broadband everywhere, improved rail - especially electrification - and seed funding for new busines

'For the same price as HS2 the UK could have hugely improved broadband everywhere, improved rail - especially electrification - and seed funding for new businesses everywhere, especially the North.' For the same price as invading the gulf we could have had a lot of stuff instead. I've been around a long time and the infrastructure in the UK has barely improved since I was a kid. The ideal time to be doing this stuff was maybe 30 years ago but since that never happened the second best time is now.