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?”

Coronavirus has had a seismic impact on our transport networks. With a nationwide lockdown keeping people at home and a … Continue reading “Think Tent 2020: Can the railways get back on track post-Covid?”

The increasing usefulness of the term “Manichean” counters George Orwell’s excellent advice about choosing short, simple words, wherever possible. Its … Continue reading “All too often, nationalisation equates to centralised, bureaucratic control”

It’s no secret that ambitious public infrastructure projects often end up running monumentally over budget. Recent transport history is littered with … Continue reading “HS2 is a classic case of the “sunk costs” fallacy”

Labour leadership contender Jeremy Corbyn has called for a “public debate” about renationalisation, in particular of the railways but even … Continue reading “A renationalisation agenda would be disastrous for consumers”

This video explain the six crucial economic issues that the government, however it is made up, will have to face … Continue reading “Six Questions the next Government must answer”

Britain’s transport system seems to be grinding to a halt. Yet Britain could soon be on the move again – … Continue reading “Going Nowhere – fast”

As the economic slump persists, calls are growing for an increase in infrastructure spending as a means of boosting growth. … Continue reading “Infrastructure stimulus will be counterproductive”

An evening panel discussion on the government’s proposed High Speed rail line, linking London and Birmingham and, in phase two, … Continue reading “High Speed 2: the next government project disaster?”