May 2008

Green measures first to go

Green measures first to go

Here we go again. Suddenly the issue of a little bit of extra tax on fuel inefficient cars is being ...
Rail 592: The crazy story of the £14m fine lost to the railways

Rail 592: The crazy story of the £14m fine lost to the railways

If anything encapsulates the ridiculous way that the railway industry is structured and regulated, it is the decision by the ...
helmet debate

helmet debate

I see that Jon Snow berated Boris Johnson for not wearing a helmet when he overtakes the mayor, when both ...
Rail 591: Ticket simplication is a myth

Rail 591: Ticket simplication is a myth

The simplification of the names for different types of tickets is a tiny step forward in bringing rationality into the ...
Advice to Boris

Advice to Boris

It took an unlikely series of events to make Boris Johnson become mayor since a year ago he was not ...
The beauty of railways

The beauty of railways

I had my first proper view of the Settle - Carlisle railway a couple of days ago,when I travelled there ...
Labour and Tory merger

Labour and Tory merger

Tom Harris, the rail minister, is an intelligent chap with a better knowledge of the railways than many of his ...
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