
Radio and PodcastLive Radio & Podcasts
Society & Culture
On Politics: What went wrong with HS2 (and almost everything else)
HS2 was conceived at a cost of £37.5 billion and originally supposed to link London, Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds. It will now connect only two stations outside London and Birmingham at a projected cost of more than...
About This Episode
On Politics: What went wrong with HS2 (and almost everything else) is an episode from The LRB Podcast by London Review of Books. HS2 was conceived at a cost of £37.5 billion and originally supposed to link London, Birmingham, Manchester and...
Podcast
This episode belongs to The LRB Podcast.
Listen Online
Use the player on this page to stream the episode online.
Episode Details
Published Jun 17, 2026, 64:02 long, audio available.

