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@Thope
Quite keen on HS2 as it goes, for reasons others have mentioned. I think most people in the UK desire some or all of visiting friends and family, delivery of goods from outside their postcode and accessing services which their region doesn't specialise in. You'll be hard pressed to get the Emirates Stadium experience in Pontefract. Or receive specialist neuroendocrine tumour treatment in Newquay. Anything that helps achieve all this in a more timely, reliable, and environmentally friendly manner seems reasonable.
As regards the carrot/stick argument. Old (2017) but good article on why modal shift in transport relies on making private car use more difficult rather than providing good alternative infrastructure.
https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2017/sep/19/britains-1960s-cycling-revolution-flopped-stevenage