“Capitalism v environment: can greed ever be green?” This headline from The Guardian captures the standard view of the relationship … Continue reading “Can capitalism be ‘green’?”

In mid-July the UK’s National Audit Office (NAO) suggested that the Government might have to pause some big infrastructure schemes: … Continue reading “The third runway: urgent but not vital”

The main objectives of EU transport policy can be placed into two broad categories. The first is to increase economic … Continue reading “Why transport policy should not be determined at the EU level”

I did not pay much attention to London’s mayoral election campaign. I lost interest early on, as soon as I … Continue reading “Airport expansion: We need Coasean bargaining, not political horse-trading”

A while ago, a powerful image was making the rounds on social media. It contrasted a part of the US-Mexican … Continue reading “Brexit and Bremain: the devil and the deep blue sea”

Over the summer of 2015, senator and presidential candidate Bernie Sanders said that he had “serious problems” with ridesharing company … Continue reading “The economic case for ‘unregulated’ ride-sharing apps”

Transport for London spends vast sums increasing the capacity of overcrowded Tube stations. The King’s Cross and Victoria upgrades, for … Continue reading “Should Tube users pay more to use overcrowded stations?”

The Government has drawn an extremely positive picture of a “historic global climate deal [by which] the whole world has … Continue reading “What the Paris Agreement on climate change really means”

Over the festive period, many of you would have ventured to Somerset House or Winter Wonderland to ice-skate. Taking to … Continue reading “Why Britain’s roads should be more like ice rinks”