Electrifying Church Fenton to York is completely pointless unless the programme is continued through to Leeds (at least), now that HS2(Yorks) has been binned. (View Post)

She didn't need to freeze the duty though. A more modest rise than that planned could still be played as a 'cut' and fuel rates are pretty low at the moment - a 3p/ltr rise (say) is only bouncing the… (View Post)

Bus use tends to be pretty price inelastic and routes being cut has more political impact than fares. One consequence of the cap has been a reduction in routes because of the reduced income. I assume… (View Post)

The projected growth figures are dismal. However, tax cuts and structural deficits only produce sugar-rush growth. Proper investment, if well-targeted, will do more. But scrapping red tape (eg on pla… (View Post)

I'm still trying to get my head around the Trump-Musk dynamic. Both are using the other but to what extent do they believe or accept that they're being used? And are their assumptions correct - or if… (View Post)