Inevitably, humans being what they are, a consultation issued by the Government proposes that the accountability mechanism for a business owned by the Government should be the Government, with the assistance of a watchdog appointed by the Government.

Here’s how we can keep all the good stuff in the consultation but tighten up accountability a bit.

I spent half term in Switzerland. Not in a glamorous ski resort, but in ordinary towns and villages. What I found was integrated transport as it could and should be for everyone.

Here’s my report.

The French have a plan to transform regional connectivity in 24 provincial cities. Of course they have…

Last week, I commuted into both Manchester and London.

The experiences reveal why most UK cities have low productivity - and what needs to be done to deliver economic growth again

Paris is building 200 km of new Metro. That’s more new line than every addition to the tube map since the second world war - including the Jubilee line, DLR and Elizabeth line. It’s going to make Paris the capital of Europe for the 21st century.

Transport needs long-term funding through dedicated taxes. With a spending review and the creation of GBR both happening, now’s the time to ask for it.

Labour’s got off to a difficult start. Despite a good DfT ministerial team, transport outcomes are being undermined by policies made elsewhere.

My whole life has been dominated by the public v private debate. It’s not the most important question

We’re at the end of the period of privatisation. But what if it had never happened? Part 2 of an imagined history of British Rail since 1992

What if British Rail had never been privatised? Today’s post is the complete imagined history of BR from 1992 to the present day.

Bus franchising is seen as the answer, but it's not free. How much does it cost, and what does it solve?

Oslo’s transport authority is having success by focusing on “Coordinated Autonomy”. But this isn’t about autonomous vehicles - it’s about autonomous people. It’s an approach we can all learn from.

This is one of the most important posts I’ve written so far.

AI is coming but will it help us or hinder us? That depends on how we react.

In part 3 of "How did the Tories do?", a reflection of how they weren't just bad at fulfilling their promises, they weren't even good at being Tories

It's 100 days since the election. In the second of three parts, how did the Tories do?

The Tories had 14 years to deliver their 2010 manifesto. How did they do? A full report.

A story about why focusing on the business case (and not the business) can end up costing money.

In this story, the result was that decisions were escalated up not down, and failure cost much more than it needed to.

This is what A.I. thought were the key highlights of the last month of The Freewheeling Podcast

Train fares are a disaster, right?

Well, not wrong!

But before we throw the baby out with the bathwater, worth checking for some good principles amongst the mess.

London is one of the highest productivity cities in Europe, and has some of the best transport.

Other cities in Britain are some of the lowest productivity, and have the worst transport.

Seems obvious these things are linked... but how to prove it?