Rumours that the prime minister may pull the plug on the HS2 link connecting Birmingham to Manchester has created fierce backlash among business leaders. Scrapping it would be a huge step backwards for the UK tech sector at a time when momentum has been building across regional hubs.
While I’ve never been a huge fan of HS2, I fear we are now too far down the track – excuse the pun – to stop this major infrastructure project, even if the costs have escalated.
There may have been a time to reconsider HS2 but that time is certainly not now.
I recently wrote to the prime minister to explain why I’ve come to feel this way, and more importantly what it means for the tech sector....