How on earth did Sunak have “sort of a correct aim” on HS2? He’s taken an infrastructure project which would have increased capacity north-to-south once all of

How on earth did Sunak have “sort of a correct aim” on HS2? He’s taken an infrastructure project which would have increased capacity north-to-south once all of it was delivered, which was heavily criticised for being “only a way to get to London slightly faster” … and cancelled enough of it so that it reduced capacity and then became only a way to get to London slightly faster but from ultimately quite a nearby city. All that for a fairly sizeable chunk of money, enough that they might as well complete it. He was desperately searching for a way to maybe gain votes that didn’t cost any extra money, and took a punt on axing half of HS2. It wasn’t a carefully calculated strategy, it was an attempt at a cheap vote-grab that was ultimately fruitless and will cost the UK public dearly in the long run.