The latest controversy is that the route would no longer connect Scotland and the North of England with the Midlands and London, which does seem odd and is alien to the entire idea of improving a nation's valuable infrastructure.
My own personal opinion is that building roads, rail, sea and air links is a no brainer. Every country that has invested in their infrastructure does see an economic boom. Roosvelt built the interstates to help get the US out of the Great Depression, and Hitler did the same in Nazi Germany by creating the Autobahn.
China are investing tens of billions in their own high speed rail. Many reconstructed nations such as Germany and Japan have top class rail services due to their planning, investment and spending after WW2.
If we don't invest now, it will surely cost more in the future. Look at the benefits the extended M74 has already delivered in Scotland. The GARL would be a wise investment, as would a high speed rail link between Glasgow and Edinburgh.
These projects are possibly better returns on investment than building another Forth Road Bridge or the doomed Edinburgh tram project.
Indeed Glasgow and Edinburgh airports could have been linked together by high speed rail creating a super airport a bit like Dallas-Fort Worth in Texas.
You can find more details on Britain's proposed high speed rail here:
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