Rail Fares
From our Swindon Correspondent:
From CityAM,
Commuters are set to be offered flexible season rail tickets as a part of the government’s bid to try and get...
The Environmental Damage Of HS2
From our Swindon Correspondent:
From the BBC
Green MP Caroline Lucas called it a “vanity project”. She says travel patterns have been revolutionised during Covid, and won't...
Long Term Planning
From our Swindon Correspondent:
From The BBC
The Commons Public Accounts Committee recently pressed the top civil servant at the transport department, Bernadette Kelly, on passenger forecasts.
Chesham...
Reverse Beeching
From our Swindon Correspondent:
From the Cambridge Independent
Funding of £760m has been announced to break ground on East-West Rail, the new line that will link Oxford...
But Why Would Council Tax Revaluation Be So Difficult?
There's an assumption in here which doesn't work given the way in which local authority finances work. One that is making the idea of...
Worra Dingbat – Why Would We Copy Food Stamps?
Every time there's a Clare Foges column I try to work out what it is that she's for. Not in the sense of what...
Wasting Money On That Last Mile Of Broadband
From our Swindon Correspondent:
From HuffPo
The prime minister came under fire from business and telecoms chiefs as the small print of the chancellor’s spending review revealed...
You What? (In Welsh)
From our Swindon correspondent:
From the BBC
£800m should be invested in public transport to help ease traffic jams on the M4, a report has recommended.
A commission...
Eurotrash will employ Europeans
From our Swindon Correspondent:
From the Guardian:-
British actors will be barred from auditioning to play Prince William in a forthcoming film, because of new restrictions introduced...
Scotland’s National Investment Bank Makes Glorious First Investment!
This idea of a national investment bank is that government can invest where others fear to tread. Government, for example, has a lower cost...