Flying to Scotland from Southampton on a fine day recently, my eye soon picked up the brown streak across southern … Continue reading “Could HS2’s route be put to better use?”

Railways as we know them are 200 years old this year. An invention in which Britain takes much pride and … Continue reading “Gravy-Trains”

This article first appeared on the Institute of Economic Affairs Substack This week’s increase in the cost of travel by … Continue reading “Not-so-Great British Railways?”

History matters in the debate over state enterprise, especially in the crumbling New York City Subways. That’s because the subway … Continue reading “The Woes of State Enterprise: How New York City’s subways became a nightmare”

IEA Managing Editor Daniel Freeman has written for The Times arguing in favour of extending road tax to electric vehicles. … Continue reading “Road Tax Exemption for Electric Cars ‘Unfair and Fiscally Unsustainable’”

Commenting on the King’s Speech, Tom Clougherty, Executive Director of the free market think tank, the Institute of Economic Affairs … Continue reading “King’s Speech: Pro-growth reforms risk being dragged down by red tape, warns IEA”

This weekend saw the 138th Durham Miners’ Gala, that annual nostalgiafest of the labour movement. Ancient banners from long-closed pits, … Continue reading “Public or private – the railways need to adapt to the post-Covid age”

IEA Editorial and Research Fellow Len Shackleton has been quoted in Guido Fawkes criticising the Labour Party’s new proposals for … Continue reading “Rail Renationalisation Plans Leave More Questions Than Answers”

Commenting on the Labour Party’s proposals for renationalisation of the railways, Len Shackleton, Editorial and Research Fellow at the free … Continue reading “Labour rail nationalisation plans ‘lacking in detail’”