TEST February 2025: Rail Continues To Take Centre Stage #2

Two trains at platforms in a station

back to all A look at the transport industry in February Rail has taken up much of the transport industry’s bandwidth in February, with many of the government’s reforms reaching key milestones this month. The Integrated National Transport Strategy Call for Ideas, which launched late last year, closed on the 20th of February. Inviting submissions […]

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back to all A look at the transport industry in January After a relatively quiet start to 2025, Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ renewed focus on boosting Britain’s economic growth has energised both politics and the transport industry.   The most striking – and controversial – of Reeves’ proposals to kickstart the economy is the resurrection of Heathrow’s third runway (along with expansion […]

Another two bite the dust & by election losses start piling up

Another two bite the dust & by election losses start piling up

By elections are never easy for incumbent governments, but rarely does a government lose so many contests on the same day. After the poor showing from the Conservatives in May’s local elections, the much-anticipated triple by-election leaves the government in a weakened position. Albeit with a glimmer of hope for the Conservatives, as they managed […]