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Expert analysis of developments in transport policy, with a particular focus on the United Kingdom and the High Speed 2 rail project. We also look at the impact of Covid-19 on transport, including the rollout of vaccine passports and other pandemic policies.
2023-10-12 10:12
All over the world transport projects “go wrong”, in the private sector as well as in the public sector. It is not just a British problem – though our disasters seem to be… Read More
2023-08-31 18:18
Hatred of cars is often based on the idea that they create inequality. But this viewpoint is marked by a high degree of hypocrisy. The main reason low-income households struggle to afford a… Read More
2023-07-25 09:03
It’s deeply disturbing that a supposedly conservative government has been destroying property rights, undermining the middle classes and strangling the economy – all in the name… Read More
2023-07-09 09:59
Ministers have already wasted an astounding £30 billion on High Speed 2 – but it’s still worth scrapping this ill-conceived vanity project.
The government has fallen vic… Read More
2023-06-25 08:53
While the power elite will continue to enjoy their jet-set lifestyles, the general public will increasingly be restricted to 15-minute cities as “climate lockdowns” are imposed… Read More
2023-06-11 09:20
Why stop at a red light? Once you’ve seen one, you’ve seen them all. But seriously, why stop when you can see the junction is deserted and it’s safe to go?
I saw the lig… Read More
2023-05-28 09:21
The plan is clear. The political elite want to create what amounts to a new feudal system, with the manipulation of the green agenda providing a convenient pretext.
Ordinary people’… Read More
2023-05-20 17:00
The massive investment required by HS2 is wasteful and will provide a very limited set of benefits. This article argues that a better use of funds would be the creation of a compound gyropla… Read More
2022-08-21 15:05
Where we are today
There is no substitute for the private car in terms of flexibility, cost and radius of travel – except, that is, when oil prices are likely to breach $200 p… Read More
2022-06-10 20:07
The government used the pandemic as a pretext to intensify the “war on motorists”, a key element of the elite’s Build Back Better agenda.
Councils were paid to close vas… Read More
2022-04-10 09:30
Imagine the following nightmare scenario for HS2…
Phase One opens in 2033, around seven years later than originally planned, and tens of billions over budget.
To make matters wo… Read More
2021-12-17 13:11
A key part of the “climate change” agenda is the policy of driving ordinary people out of their cars and as a result making motoring the preserve of the wealthy and well-connecte… Read More
2021-11-18 16:44
The North of England’s economic problems are undeniable. There is relatively little wealth creation in its once-great cities. The entrepreneurial dynamos of the industrial revolution a… Read More
2021-10-25 11:57
The establishment is hinting that the kind of draconian restrictions imposed during the pandemic will be redeployed to enforce their climate change agenda. As with Covid-19, a key part of th… Read More
2021-09-04 15:11
L’imposition des pass sanitaires représente une extension majeure du pouvoir de l’Etat. Bien que présentés comme un outil de restoration des libertés… Read More
2021-08-08 17:19
The government’s policies to increase rail capacity are looking increasingly foolish when Covid-19 is already leading to long-term changes in travel habits.
Office workers may choos… Read More
2021-07-17 16:44
The imposition of vaccine passports represents a major expansion of state power. While they are portrayed as a means of restoring pre-pandemic freedoms, in reality they will extend restricti… Read More
2021-05-23 09:26
High Speed 2 never made any economic sense. In commercial terms it was always going to make heavy losses. Ballooning budgets mean the costs are now likely to outweigh the benefits. And it&rs&hell…Read More
2021-02-22 13:34
Paul Withrington was one of transport’s visionaries. His ideas promised a transformation in connectivity, with rapid, low-cost journeys right into the heart of the largest cities. The… Read More
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