Our reaction to Covid-19 could threaten the future of public transport
There is, perversely, something heartening about the atmosphere on the streets today. Kids are pedalling away behind their…
Christian Wolmar: Let’s stop this Brexit paralysis
Jeremy Corbyn is clearly being torn apart by Brexit. The number of frontbenchers threatening to resign if he…
Christian Wolmar: Why we should not abolish hospital car parking charges
The Christmas fuss about the £226m raised by hospital trusts through car parking charges led to renewed calls…
Christian Wolmar: Driverless cars won’t reduce risk – they’ll only create problems
Anna Turley’s recent LabourList article about automation rightly extols the virtues of new technology while warning of its…
Christian Wolmar: Why Frank Field and Margaret Hodge are wrong
Frank Field and Margaret Hodge are both wrong. Like them, I have had my doubts about the current…
Christian Wolmar: Don’t let Trump, Brexit and Tory chaos distract you from the small stuff
We must get back to basics. The madness of Brexit and the chaos in the Tory party, as…
Christian Wolmar: Boris Johnson must go
It is time we talked about Boris. His failure to live up to his promises about opposing Heathrow…
Christian Wolmar: It is time for Labour to embrace the EU
This is urgent. Labour must embrace staying in the single market and the customs union or face haemorrhaging…
Christian Wolmar: East coast bailout shows fake capitalism of rail privatisation
The farcical nature of railways privatisation has been brought to the fore by two collapses in the first…
Christian Wolmar: Bikes are not just for the middle classes – this is why we set up Labour Cycles
Cycling has been a neglected area of Labour policy. Sure, our transport spokesmen and women have, over the…
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