From the brains behind Brexit: an HS2 for the north that doesn't actually go there | Jonn Elledge

Ballooning costs, a kneecapped route ... the Conservatives have turned a promising national upgrade into an absurdityA recap of the weekend’s news, for those who’ve been doing something more enjoyable than following politics, like smacking themselves repeatedly round the chops with a spanner. The prime minister, Rishi Sunak, has decided that the route to electoral success lies in “tough choices”, and is even now searching for a campaign anthem along the lines of “th