News report today suggests MPs now have doubts that HS2 makes economic sense, why does it take years for these overpaid muppets to come to the same conclusion, that most of the general public could see was so blindingly obvious from day one.
I believe you make a good point when you say MPs are slow to understand the ramifications of their decisions.
In spite of that, I'm inclined to believe HS2, like Heathrow Expansion, are necessary projects. I'd prefer it if neither project were necessary, but as we seem determined to have 100 million people living on this green and pleasant land, both are probably necessary.
I sincerely wish we could cap population. Then we might be able to grasp what the country practically needs taking into account the available new technology and available resources.
For example, if we are going to have driverless cars why would we want railways except for the most congested commuter routes. If we are going to have virtual face-time why would we want to transport the elites about the world or between our major cities. I'd like to cap the numbers of flights taken as well as the numbers of homes built beyond what is really needed. But planning, it seems to me, depends upon capping population.