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Ed Miliband is this morning launching Labour's election manifesto in Manchester. Alongside the raft of policies that have already been announced, and the Budget Responsibility Lock which features on the first page of the manifesto, Labour…
Last month’s budget was a bit underwhelming if I’m honest - not because of what Osborne announced, but because of what he didn’t. For years I’d been waiting for the big pre-election giveaway – a cut in the basic rate of income tax perhaps…
There's a very interesting Times splash this morning, which says that the Tories are planning a rail price "freeze". First things first - the phrase "freeze" is a bit misleading, because prices aren't going to be frozen, they're going to…
Last week I launched my transport vision for London – ‘The Lifeblood of London’. I believe transport offers some of the biggest opportunities for radical changes towards making London a more affordable, liveable and sustainable city…
More people want the railways to be brought into public ownership than want them to stay privatised, a new poll has found. The poll by Survation for campaigning group We Own It found that only 17% of people asked wanted the railways to…
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Chancellor George Osborne and the Transport Secretary, Patrick McLoughlin, made an official state visit to the North of England yesterday. They decided to grace us with their presence to announce what they are modestly claiming as their…
When Patrick McLoughlin, the Tory Secretary of State for Transport, arrived at Lime Street this morning to herald his Northern Transport Strategy, the announcement should have said: “The promises arriving on Platform 7 are five years too…
13.03: That's it from us. Thank you to all of our speakers and to everyone who came. We hoped you've enjoyed today's coverage and that you have a better idea of what the government will hopefully look like in May... 13.01: Adonis defends…
Last week, I got the train home to Newcastle for the first time since East Coast became Virgin East Coast. Or, in other words, since it was privatised (again). Now instead of a publicly run train service that - despite what the government…
Last week when Labour announced that they'd reduce tuition fees from £9,000 a year to £6,000 they made the fourth in their five general election pledges. This meant university fees were added to a list that already reads: 1)reduce the…
I am writing this article on board what the Conservative Party hopes is one of the last publicly run trains in Britain. On Sunday, East Coast will be privatised. The nation’s stake – its share in the East Coast Main Line company – will be…
