Articles (2006)

My past archive of articles can be found in this section, including pieces written for Rail magazine and Transport Times (which are not listed below). The majority of my work relates to transport, although I also write on social and political topics.

You can also view my articles by publication title.


November

Chuffing great The Oldie
All change? The House

October

We all pay the price as GNER goes off rails Yorkshire Post
Costing the earth Public Finance

September

The menace of bendy buses Camden New Journal

August

Gridlocked nation Daily Express
Should speed limits be reduced? Yes! Daily Express
Breaking the car habit The Oldie

July

Another day, another disaster for 'world class' outfit Evening Standard, 12th

May

Time to rein in water companies Daily Express, 17th
Metronet fails the PPP test Evening Standard, 12th
Trouble ahead on the rails? Public Finance, 12th
An example not to follow Le Rail
Book review: Andrew Hosken's Nothing like a dame The Oldie
Transport Secretary for a day Whitehall and Westminster World

April

Strategic thinking needed for the railways Whitehall and Westminster World, 7th
Guardian obituary Robin Rackham The Guardian, 5th
PPP - a costly mistake Le Rail
DVD review: how london's transport changed from the 1950s to the 1960s The Oldie

March

High speed rail to face axe? The Independent, 11th
Is closing the Tube really necessary Evening Standard, 7th
Road pricing: can we avoid a political pile-up? IDeA Knowledge, 2nd

February

Congestion charge three years on Evening Standard, 17th
Forza Italia? The Oldie

January

Axe to fall on rail network The Independent, 29th
Rail unions stuck in 20th century New Statesman, 20th
Darling facing a rough year Public Finance, 13th
Little money available for new stations Essex Chronicle, 5th
Train fares are unjustified Daily Express, 2nd