Yesterday was the second anniversary of the introduction of the congestion charge in London and most predictions about it have proved woefully wrong.
On the one hand, there were the pessimists who argued that there would be chaos on the streets and that the whole scheme would collapse in the face of massive opposition and technical [...]
Archive of February, 2005
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Many industry figures remain unconvinced that the transfer of SRA functions to Whitehall will be as smooth as senior civil servants promise, says CHRISTIAN WOLMAR.
It will be fascinating to see how civil servants cope with playing a central role in rail. While ministers and officials may try to persuade us they are not going to [...]
The Treasury was infuriated by Tom Winsor’s largesse towards Network Rail, now on course for a big underspend. CHRISTIAN WOLMAR asks: is there a better way to fix NR’s spending?
The sums involved for investment in the rail industry are so massive that it is easy to confuse millions with billions. Network Rail had a budget [...]
This year is the 20th anniversary of the Broadwater Farm riot which claimed the death of a policeman, Keith Blakelock, who was stabbed to death by the crowd. While that memory lives on in the public’s imagination, today, the estate has been completely transformed and attracts visitors from around the world – even as [...]
It is two years since London’s congestion scheme was launched by mayor Ken Livingstone to a fanfare of opprobrium from its opponents. The charge has been widely acclaimed as a success but while none of the dire predictions of its critics have come true, nor have the expectations of similar schemes sprouting up around Britain [...]
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