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The world’s most expensive soap opera, High Speed 2, has dominated the news cycle in recent years, so one might be forgiven for overlooking the slightly obscure plan for Britain’s railways from the Labour Party’s Shadow Transport Team…
Labour has pledged to protect ticket offices and staff if elected as part of its planned overhaul of the rail network.
Labour's Louise Haigh has pledged to deliver the "biggest overhaul to our railways in a generation" ahead of the launch of the party's "thorough and detailed roadmap" to take Britain's rail network into public ownership. At a launch event…
Liverpool city region mayor Steve Rotheram writes on Labour party policy pledges to take back control of bus services during the local elections.
SPONSORED POST Since 2020, lithium-ion battery fires have caused more than 13 deaths in the UK, hundreds of injuries, and millions in property damage. It has become a critical issue and there is a legislative gap that needs to be urgently…
The next election will be fought on public services. Last month's historic move in Greater Manchester to put the public back in the driver's seat is essential for Labour to cut through: it's time to expand public control to other key…
SPONSORED POST What does a private bus and rail operator have in common with the Labour party when it comes to a vision for transport policy? Actually, quite a lot. We believe in public transport and its power to do much more for people…
Recently appointed Labour shadow rail minister Stephen Morgan has warned that an incoming Labour government would have to look “carefully at implications” for HS2, though saying it wanted to see it delivered in full. Morgan told an audience…
SPONSORED POST This week’s news that the Government wants to scrap HS2 Phase 2 is a devastating blow to the North, the Midlands, the railway industry and the whole UK economy. For 15 years rail businesses employing thousands of people and…
Transport underpins everything we do. It is fundamental to our ability to connect with our friends and family, access training and employment opportunities and make the most of our leisure time. Despite being in the digital age, and in a…
Imagine waiting for a bus at Marble Arch on a hot summer evening in London in 1921. There are no bus stops as such, so you jump on board when you can. A red bus pulls up first, followed soon after by a chocolate-coloured one. The crews jump…
In 2009, my 54-year-old father suddenly died. Of course, our family was devastated. For decades, he worked long hours driving a cab through the smoggy streets of Birmingham to feed me and my siblings. Since his death, I’ve learned that…
