October 2011
Rail 681: 80mph motorway policy will harm railways
Philip Hammond, the Transport Secretary, clearly sought to please the crowd at the Tory party conference by repeating the commitment ...
Greening’s dilemma over HS2
Justine Greening, the new transport secretary, faces a daunting learning curve on the complexities of the rail industry as she ...
Rail 680: Hammond’s rich man’s toy revealed his true feelings
It’s amazing how much goodwill one can lose with just one quote but Philip Hammond’s remark about the railway being ...
Shaky basis for the 80mph limit
The ‘war on the motorist’ is still raging among the Tory faithful. Or rather, the war against the war on ...
Hammond accounting methods did not make sense
The conventional wisdom on Philip Hammond was the overused political cliche that he was a "safe pair of hands". The ...
Will Greening be Greener
It was always likely that Philip Hammond, clearly seen as a Tory rising star, would get the first big job ...
One million jobs claim is a disgrace
A few weeks ago I wrote in my Rail column (https://www.christianwolmar.co.uk/2011/08/rail-676-dishonest-arguments-by-both-pro-and-anti-hs2/) about the dishonest arguments being pushed by both sides ...
Heathwick idea a sign of desperation
The Department for Transport has been leaking suggestions that a high speed rail link between Heathrow and Gatwick would improve ...
Rail 679: Chiltern brings Birmingham closer to Marylebone
Chiltern is the franchise that got away. For a brief period, when the late Sir Alistair Morton was head of ...