We're boating on the upper Thames at the moment. An impressive amount of current for August and the lock-keepers are working pretty hard to manage the levels in each reach - one of the lock land… (View Post)

Penalising motorists?! Fuel duty has been frozen since 2011 (i.e. a real terms cut) and was actually reduced by 5p per litre last year. In the same period rail fares have risen by 50%. The Government… (View Post)

Barclay: We are in trouble with our 40 new hospitals pledge PM: That is disappointing [looks at members of the Cabinet] … this isn’t good, any ideas Lucy Frazer: I have a plan and it is for a much bi… (View Post)

On capacity: I found TfL's logic behind building the two major cycle superhighways (East-West via the Embankment, North-South) really interesting. Basically their projections showed that n,000 m… (View Post)

The Wales Coast Path project has resulted in some really good upgrades. A few years back I went out to walk a chunk of it on the Llyn, from Llanengan to Aberdaron (partly because it was missing from … (View Post)