Rail 429: Gwyneth’s grillings generate a lot of heat but little light
The hearings of the Commons Transport Select Committee are usually great knockabout fun under its rumbustious Chairman Gwyneth Dunwoody, but, argues CHRISTIAN WOLMAR, its subsequent reports can be short on intellectual rigour.
Gwyneth Dunwoody, that redoutable chairman of the Commons Transport Committee, has just won Channel 4’s Backbencher of the Year award for her grilling of transport ministers and various other assorted players in the industry.
It is a deserved victory. Covering ...
Rail 428: Crossrail benefits may bypass those who need them most
The revived London Crossrail scheme would be a powerful symbol of the capital’s modernity as well as a big boost to the economy and national self-esteem. But, asks CHRISTIAN WOLMAR could the huge investment be more productively spent elsewhere?
Crossrail is firmly back on the agenda. The scheme for an east-west link under London was recently relaunched as Crossrail Line 1, with Crossrail Line 2 becoming the long-mooted Hackney-Chelsea route originally ...
