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Tomorrow, East Coast Main Line will be taken over by private companies Virgin and Stagecoach. Ahead of this, Michael Dugher, Shadow Transport Secretary, will give a speech in Leeds in which he'll outline how Labour would allow public sector…
Labour Shadow Transport Secretary Michael Dugher has become embroiled in a bizarre row with Jeremy Clarkson after saying he is not a fan of Top Gear. Dugher said of the BBC show, which has a Guinness world record for being the most watched…
At the start of this week, allegations of a 'cash-for-access' scandal were levelled at Jack Straw MP and Sir Malcolm Rifkind MP. Following this, Ed Miliband reiterated his pledge that if Labour win in May, MPs of the party would be banned…
Michael Dugher, the Shadow Transport Secretary, has moved to align himself with the grassroots of the party by launching a fierce attack on the rail franchising system and on particular train operators. Dugher has gone much further than the…
Michael Dugher has given a strident and fascinating interview to George Eaton over at the New Statesman, in which the Shadow Transport Secretary promises that there will be "more public control" over railways and slams privatisation of the…
This week Britain’s competition watchdog, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), published serious warnings over the Government’s decision to award the contract to operate the East Coast main rail line to Stagecoach and Virgin Trains…
Labour have announced that they would stop five companies from dominating the bus service market, by making it easier for not-for-profit operators to run services. At the moment, Stagecoach, Arriva, Go-Ahead, First Group and National…
A group of 15 Labour MPs have issued a public statement this morning, expressing concern about elements of Labour's policy agenda, and urging a change of course in three key areas. The letter - signed by MPs on the left of the Parliamentary…
Jim Murphy has announced his preference for a non-profit organisation, People's Scotrail, running Scotland's railways. The Scottish Parliament will gain extra powers - devolved through the Smith Agreement - that include allowing a…
Today, rail fares across the country are increasing by up to 2.5% - this includes season tickets. While the average rail fare will increase by 2.2%. The Campaign for Better Transport have pointed out that this adds to ongoing rail price…
This Friday, while a lot of Londoners are still off work and enjoying their Christmas break, Transport for London are surreptitiously implementing their annual fare increase. Sneaking through this increase on a Friday while many are still…
Transport for London is London’s biggest and arguably least accountable quango. Bossed by the Mayor, in practice it is answerable to no one in London apart from him. Londoners have virtually no say in what it does. Fares go up with…
