The HS2 debacle
An economic boost, and a showcase for British engineering. Those were the goals of the UK’s second high-speed rail project, HS2.
Instead, it’s become a symbol of governmental waste and bureaucracy. What does that say of the country’s future infrastructure ambitions?
Guests:
Nuno Gil
Professor of New Infrastructure Development at the Alliance Manchester Business School
Michael Byng
Chartered Quantity Surveyor at MBPC Infrastructure
Christian Wolmar
Railway Historian, Writer and Broadcaster
Scarlett Mccgwire
Former Adviser to the UK’s Labour Party