Labour’s u-turn on Boris Bikes

Next year sees an important expansion of Boris Bikes in the capital. Docking Stations for them will appear across Wandsworth,… Read more »

Boris attacks the Government’s “lamentable” airport plans, which could cause an “economic catastrophe”

By Matthew BarrettFollow Matthew on Twitter. Boris Johnson has lobbed another grenade at the Government this afternoon, in a speech… Read more »

This could be the civil service’s expenses-gate. Its Lehman moment. Its hacking crisis.

By Tim MontgomerieFollow Tim on Twitter This morning's Times is estimating (£) that the rail franchise fiasco may end up… Read more »

The Government’s calamitous climb-down over the West Coast Main Line deal

By Peter HoskinFollow Peter on Twitter The word “shambles”, particularly with the prefix “omni-” in front of it, has been overused… Read more »

New Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin insists he is “open-minded” about third Heathrow runway

By Matthew BarrettFollow Matthew on Twitter. Until the reshuffle, Patrick McLoughlin had been a whip for 15 years, serving six… Read more »

68% of Tory members think Cameron is getting ready to U-turn on Heathrow third runway

By Tim MontgomerieFollow Tim on Twitter The issue of a third runway at London Heathrow is not just an issue… Read more »

The tentacles of the Octopus Chancellor are all over this reshuffle

By Paul GoodmanFollow Paul on Twitter George Osborne wanted to move Iain Duncan Smith from Work and Pensions, and failed. … Read more »

A warning for David Cameron – Tim Yeo dismisses him as a footling Old Etonian over Heathrow

By Paul GoodmanFollow Paul on Twitter Tim Yeo, Chairman of the Climate Change Select Committee, once a Heathrow third runway… Read more »

We made a silly promise not to build a third runway for Heathrow but it was a promise

By Tim MontgomerieFollow Tim on Twitter I don't primarily see aircraft as sources of pollution or noisy machines. I see… Read more »

The next Coalition u-turn on the horizon: rail fare increases?

By Matthew BarrettFollow Matthew on Twitter. Update 1.15pm Adding to the sense of Tory discontent with the Government's rail fare… Read more »

We aren’t nearly angry enough about Labour’s failure to invest in our railways (airports, roads, energy capacity…)

By Tim MontgomerieFollow Tim on Twitter Over the last 24 to 48 hours news about railway fares and franchises has seemed… Read more »

Wiggo wants bike helmets to be compulsory. Department of Transport says “no”.

By Tim MontgomerieFollow Tim on Twitter Cameron holds but doesn't wear his helmet Cycle safety might be about to become a… Read more »

Southampton Council forced taxi drivers they licensed to record all conversations by their passengers

Many conversations in the back of cabs are not only private but intimate. Often a decision to take a cab… Read more »

Labour-run York brings in 20mph speed limit as a pet project while cutting basic services

Thom Wiseman, a Conservative activist in York, says the Labour council new speed limit will waste police time and waste… Read more »

A firm prediction… HS2 will never happen

By Tim MontgomerieFollow Tim on Twitter That's my firm prediction and I think Lord Adonis, the Labour Transport Secretary who pioneered… Read more »