What is the UK's problem with the letter H?

The Country has a problem with infrastructure starting with the letter "H"

- Jim O'Neill

Whether it be Heathrow, Hinkley Point, HS2, Housing, and of course, Hammersmith Bridge. There are endless others, but I make my point.

It is quite remarkable how Britain has seemingly become dysfunctional about these challenges. You would think for a nation that struggles to show any sustainable significant real GDP growth, and with identifiable weak public and private sector investment along with poor productivity growth, there would be intense focus on sorting them out. But apparently not.

When I became Commercial Secretary to the Treasury in May 2015, my job notionally included the brief of infrastructure projects. As a newbie around Whitehall, I wasn't quite sure as to what real input I was expected to give on these projects, especially the big ones, like at the time - Heathrow, Hinkley and HS2. I couldn't really understand the framework for any of them, and how they all fitted together.