Rail 821: Bombardier’s survival was the right kind of politics
There was a moment five years ago when it seemed the UK might end up...
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Rail 820: Franchising is the problem, not the solution
In this post-truth age, there are not just the alternative facts put out by the White... -
Rail 819: Franchise future in doubt
It is some time since I discussed my oft asked and never answered question of ‘what... -
Rail 818: Network needs to be better informed, not competition
Assessing what might happen in 2017, the only certainty is that it will be ‘interesting’. This... -
The dangerous myth of the driverless future
On 7th May 2016, Joshua Brown left a family trip to Disney World, Florida. He was... -
Rail 817: Hitachi trains could be on the slow track
Dear reader – I may bore you at times with my view that the railways are... -
Rail 816: Stopping London rail devolution is a political act
A decade or so book ago I wrote a book called On the Wrong Line –... -
We don’t have to slavishly bow out of Europe
On Friday, I sent out a tweet, purely on impulse. It said that we, the Labour... -
The franchise farce must end
Delays, cancellations and overcrowding – the railways are going through a particularly bad patch just as... -
Richmond blog #11 – and final
The final hustings of the campaign on Tuesday night, attended by 250 people, showed up the... -
Prospect blog: It was Brexit wot won Richmond Park
My campaign did not get off to the best of starts. An eagle-eyed reporter—well, a Google-literate... -
Rail 815: Outsourcing is source of money drain
Network Rail and the rail industry generally have so far escaped rather lightly over the Great... -
Richmond Blog #10: Rents rise is Tories’ fault
Last night on the doorstep, I had a fascinating conversation with a woman who complained that... -
Richmond Blog #9: Labour’s solid base in Richmond
It was wonderful to see dozens of people come out to canvass at the weekend, enabling us... -
Richmond blog #8: Labour should revive ‘Big Society’
I did the Richmond Parkrun 5k this morning in the glorious autumn sunshine and was joined...
