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What does Boris want?
London has a London Plan. So why doesn’t Britain have a Britain Plan?
Irish Border difficult? Just wait for the Scottish border!
Scottish independence would make the Scottish <> English border almost unworkable
“Hey google, Who’s In Charge?”
Google has become the digital front door to public transport. Time to take back control
Train fares don’t make sense. Now’s the time to fix them
The Covid crisis creates an opportunity to reform fares while demand is suppressed. The Williams Review must grab this opportunity
Shout out for First York’s Restart fund
First York aren’t just waiting for demand to come back - they’re getting out there to make it happen
How to get more people onto buses
Lessons in bus growth from James Freeman, one of the few people who's made it happen.
You’re not rational
The portable DVD player generated more growth than railway privatisation
Visiting the grandparents
What did visiting the grandparents teach me? That suburban housing literally designs buses out of the picture
Is Transport for the North Doomed?
Is TfN too big to succeed, too remote to be loved and at risk of flopping as a result?
Why aren’t we building a station at Calvert?
An HS2 station to connect with East West Rail would link eight of Europe's top 20 universities. So why aren't we doing it?
Transport is a good thing
Transport risks being seen as a ‘bad’, thanks to covid and climate. It isn’t.
Who cares about buses?
As Active Travel England starts recruiting, are buses being left behind?
7 days to save public transport
The Government needs to reverse its messaging or public transport will never recover
Lessons from Los Angeles
LA had the world’s best public transport network. But it was killed by politics and lack of vision
Why can’t I book a train ticket to Liverpool?
How can it be possible to book a flight to Paris but not a train to Liverpool? The railway is fluffing the end of lockdown.
Leon Daniels on the National Bus Strategy
After a momentous week for the bus industry, I get together with Leon Daniels to talk over what on earth happened
What’s the point of FirstGroup?
The National Bus Strategy is local. So is there a point to the national groups?
If you want change… stop changing everything!
“This industry dies by consensus” says leading transport innovator River Tamoor Baig