Commons Committee criticises the costs of the remaining high-speed rail link and the Government for fixing the figures
Transport
Privatisation and austerity don’t cut costs: they just pass them on to us. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 12th January 2024 The weather was worse than forecast. By the time I reached Bristol, at 5pm, all trains to the south-west had been cancelled, because of rising flood waters. It was no one’s fault […]
Renationalising the railways remains highly popular amid transport delays, cancellations, expensive fares and strikes.
Councils are at the whim of multinational transport firms when it comes to local transport
How do HS2 and other white elephants get commissioned? It’s clientelism – the subtle form of corruption. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 28th September 2023 In 2010, when a high-speed rail line from London to the north – HS2 – was proposed by the outgoing Labour government, I wrote an article arguing that […]
Rishi Sunak and Boris Johnson privately backed the same road-pricing schemes the Conservatives are now attacking the London mayor over.
Sadiq Khan has faced relentless flak for the Ultra Low Emissions Zone. But it wasn't his idea.
Kids in one of London’s poorest boroughs, Newham, are struggling to breathe. So why is the London Mayor pushing ahead with a new road tunnel that could make the situation even worse?
A controversial parliamentary group failed to disclose its list of 'active members' among other potential breaches, Josiah Mortimer reports
One Labour MP quit after a report by the APPG criticising the move to electric vehicles was backed by the Global Warming Policy Foundation – often described as the most high-profile climate 'sceptic' body in the UK