Abstract
Introduction Mega-transport projects as signifi cant as h i g h s p e e d trains (hereafter HST) involving huge investment are unavoidably cont rover s i a l . Despite the January announcement of a ‘go-ahead’ for phase one of High Speed Two (hereafter HS2), the February seminar in Parliament was emblematic of the uncertain nature of mega-transport projects. The debate was chaired by MP Louise Ellman and joined by Professor Iain Docherty, Mr Michael Ward, Professor Roger Vickerman, and Professor Henry Overman to examine evidence from the social sciences which could contribute to debates on the future of HST in the UK. The whole debate vividly refl ected the complex issue of the HST investment. This paper discusses how three key interwoven aspectspolicy, theory, and practice for the HS2 case in the UK were contested in the debate.
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