# What does the fiasco surrounding HS2 say about this country's ability to build large projects?

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Podcast: [Iain Dale - The Whole Show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/iain-dale-the-whole-show-898144)
Published: 2026-05-19T21:05:00+00:00
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What does the fiasco surrounding HS2 say about this country's ability to build large projects? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are the public law barrister and author Marina Wheeler KC, MPs Luke Charters from Labour and Rebecca Smith from the Conservatives, plus the journalist Christina Patterson.

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