HS2 excoriated by supporter of HS1... who also backs HS3 plan for the north

The Government’s justification for spending many billions of pounds on the HS2 high-speed network linking London with Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds has been questioned

Rik Thomas

27 November 2015

Rory Sutherland, vice-chairman of Ogilvy Group UK

On 21 November, Rory Sutherland, vice chairman of advertising agency Ogilvy Group UK, criticised the planned HS2 high-speed rail network in The Spectator. “I am quite a big fan of HS1, the line that runs from St Pancras to Ebbsfleet, Ashford and onto other towns in north and east Kent… and I also think HS3 – a proposed line linking the cities of t’Northern Powerhouse – is a good idea,” he said. “Why the inconsistency? Well, I believe HS1 and HS3 are...