Congestion is a cost. It’s hour after hour of your time that you sit there, when you could be doing something else. Something economically more productive. If you’re on the roads for work it’s an ins… (View Post)

I was told that in the run up to privatisation the Conservative government prevented BR from putting in orders for new rolling stock in order to flatter the books for privatisation & that this re… (View Post)

Yep. & now we’re going to flush all that knowledge down the drain by cancelling the rest of the HS network & dropping all the other rail upgrade projects into the round filing cabinet. It’s e… (View Post)

A quick dive into the costs of running the road network in the UK: In direct expenditure terms, sure: the main tax drivers pay is on fuel & that raised about £26billion in 2021. Vehicle exise dut… (View Post)

If he does the “right thing” and falls on his sword he probably has a better chance of protecting that sweet, sweet post-prime ministerial income stream. The longer he hangs on, the more shit comes o… (View Post)