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?

The secret to getting things done quickly and cheaply lies in how organisations are run.

I know - I've been part of a team that's done it.

Pedways were meant to transform the City of London. It nearly happened.

My year as a paper millionaire taught me a valuable lesson

Cornwall buses are now superb. But without joint marketing and pricing, they don’t work for customers

The public can't tell between diesel and electric trains, but they can tell if their own car is electric. Is the transport industry complacent on carbon?

Senior managers need to get out there and talk to their customers

Snap’s not coming back. Here’s why.