Articles (publications N-Q)

This section lists my articles by publication. You can also view my pieces by date.


New Europe

1999: Everything you always wanted to know about the euro but were afraid to ask a Tory

New Statesman

January 10 2008: Time to get back on track
September 17 2007: There are too many people predicting doom and gloom
September 17 2007: Rail is more popular than ever. Time to reset the signals
March 5 2007: Congestion charge needs courage
January 20 2006: Rail unions stuck in 20th century
October 10 2005: Helena Wojtczak: Railwaywomen, Exploitation, betrayal and triumph in the workpace
July 2 2004: Tackling the problems of London's transport system
May 24 2004: British Transport Police fights for its survival
November 24 2003: Are we on the right lines?
August 8 2003: Charge opposition routed
February 7 2003: Transport crisis resurfaces
January 20 2003: Armageddon approaches
July 19 1999: The transport row: who is to blame?

New York Times

May 10 2004: A tunnel too far

Observer

June 9 2002: Victims cannot run the railways
November 11 2001: Putting Labour back on track

Open Democracy

October 18 2001: The life and death of Railtrack

Parliamentary Monitor

March 2005: We love to knock our railways!

Public Finance

August 3 2007: Blood on the tracks
May 25 2007: Running on empty?
October 27 2006: Costing the earth
May 12 2006: Trouble ahead on the rails?
January 13 2006: Darling facing a rough year
July 15 2005: Ready for anything: a capital response
April 22 2005: Project management at Heathrow Terminal 5
February 1 2005: Is road pricing feasible?
October 8 2004: Livingstone tries to sort out TfL's financial difficulties
July 30 2004: Much work to be done on transport
January 16 2004: Blood on the tracks
November 12 2003: Down the tube - the biggest PPP
July 4 2003: The road less travelled
April 11 2003: Will the tube get back on track?
July 3 2002: Nowhere to hide

Public Service and Local Government

April 2005 : A read need for subsidised housing
February 2005 : It's no surprise concrete estates never worked
November 2004: Labour activists vote to retain council housing
September 2004: Government dithering means local authorities should take charge of rail schemes
August 2004: Bring back local accountability
June 2004: More house construction for the South-East?
April 2004: Let's not forget the buses!
February 2004: Transport Direct leaves a lot to be improved
December 2003: Is a local income tax on the cards?
October 2003: Letchworth sets the standard in town planning
August 2003: Livingstone's congestion charge has wider implications
April 2003: What is the Private Finance Initiative really about?
February 2003: Labour must do more than just tinker with council tax
December 2002: The truth about PFI schemes
October 2002: Local government deserves real power
August 2002: Residents' involvement the key to successful housing schemes
June 2002: Can we trust Prescott's New Communities plan?