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

Company restructures often aim to weed out inefficiency. Too often, they make it worse…

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

I have a new job…

It’s all very well having strategies for each mode. But what ties them all together?

Ringways nearly destroyed vast swathes of London and blighted 1 million homes

MaaS won’t revolutionise transport because transport economics are different from software economics

Does predict and provide inevitably result in economic concentration?

Williams-Shapps has a lot going for it, but neither political nor budgetary success are guaranteed

Have you ever used a hedge trimmer to make jam? No? So don’t put Network Rail in charge of train fares.

The "Guiding Mind" is meant to ensure that train companies focus on the customer. But will the "Guiding Mind" itself be focused on the customer?

No-one can predict the future. Maybe corporate business case processes should reflect this

London has a London Plan. So why doesn’t Britain have a Britain Plan?

$billions are being invested in flying taxis. Something's going to happen, but what?

Is TfN too big to succeed, too remote to be loved and at risk of flopping as a result?

London buses used to lead the world. What happened?

After a momentous week for the bus industry, I get together with Leon Daniels to talk over what on earth happened

That’s lots to like in the National Bus Strategy

… but not for the reasons you think

Why do we get so few decent transport secretaries?