Frustration and failure as HS2 threatens to derail | Letters

Alex Ramage, John Dunn and Mark Sullivan respond to Larry Elliott’s call toscrap the high-speed rail projectI was depressed to read Larry Elliott’s article (HS2 is the white elephant in the room. If the Tories won’t scrap it, Labour must, 10 August). I have worked on HS2 contracts for the last five years, and it’s crucial that common misconceptions in the piece do not go unchallenged.What the story lacks is its central political context. The scope of HS2 and its procureme