UK Infrastructure

Transport

What the decision to curtail HS2 and embrace cars means for the UK’s cities

— Rail has long been hailed as the cleanest means of public transport. HS2’s demise will undermine the UK’s ability to improve its rail infrastructure and potentially lead to greater inequality.

HS2

What Rishi Sunak scrapping HS2 – and promising a new ‘Network North’ – means for the north of England

— Infrastructure development in Northern England has been increasingly muddled in recent years. Few will be convinced by Rishi Sunak’s new pledge to fix this.

HS2

Rising costs and delays don’t necessarily mean HS2 is failing

— Economists do not have the analytical tools to properly measure the full value of a megaproject. Deciding on whether to pull the plug or not is always a political matter.