Pep Guardiola unwittingly skewers case for HS2

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola, who finds the train journey from Manchester to London just fine as it is. Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian

In the excellent interview with Pep Guardiola (Sport, 8 October), Donald McRae asked him how he had travelled down from Manchester. “By train,” he said. “It’s perfect, and the second time I’ve caught the train to London. I worked all the way and before I knew it I was in the heart of London.”

I thought, “That skewers the business case for HS2.” There is no business case, certainly not one a sane businessperson would back with their own money. As Simon Jenkins says, in the cases of Hinkley, HS2 and Heathrow (Opinion, 13 October) there are good alternatives that would be of value to the country, and quicker to build. Compared with what we had before, Theresa May looked like a sensible person. Now, I’m not so sure.
Bill Warren
Parbold, Lancashire

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