In this instance, almost of it will be sold to the famers from whom it was originally purchased.

So though no longer having a planned train line through their land would restore the value of their farms, I don’t know that it counts as enriching Tory mates.

A lot of farmers do vote Tory, but many do not, and those who were forced to sell land to the state for HS2 by the Tories probably don’t.

So it truly is only to stymie future governments.