Britain’s HS2 project is the subject of damning report from parliament
HS2 is now very poor value for money, says an all-party report. The Public Accounts Committee has been examining the economic viability of the high-speed railway, now that it has been reduced to a shuttle between west London and central Birmingham. The report, published on 7 February, says that the cancellation of the Northern leg between Birmingham and Manchester has left the project unable to justify its cost.
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