Campaign For Better Transport
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Cars are getting bigger, and on a small island with limited road space that’s a big problem. Originally designed to transport soldiers across tricky terrain, SUVs are now a regular…
Cornwall has continued to invest in its public transport network and through this investment has maintained a largely stable local bus network. This is in direct contrast to many other…
Last autumn, at the height of party conference season, the Government announced a series of proposals to tackle the fabled “war on motorists” in a 30-point programme of policies called…
For over ten years I’ve been mercifully paying for discounted rail tickets thanks to the 16-25 and now 26-30 Railcard. So, when 18 months ago I moved from Leeds to…
Business travellers make up some 12 per cent of passengers, but up to 75 per cent of revenues on certain flights, so their choices have important leverage on the aviation…
When this landmark strategy was announced, it’s no exaggeration to say that transport campaigners breathed a collective sigh of relief. Yes, there would inevitably be issues to work out, but…
‘Temporary’ cut and freeze in fuel duty remain Disappointed but not entirely surprised. It was rumoured that the Chancellor would once again freeze fuel duty in a ‘boost’ to drivers,…
The Prime Minister has signalled his intent to call an election this year, with most commentators settling on May or October as the potential months of when Britain will go…
Thanks to a piece of perfect public relations timing, the Rail Minister was at last able to announce that the long-awaited Draft Rail Reform Bill which will provide the legislation…
The Budget presents an opportunity to shift the current balance of funding away from carbon-intensive road building and tax breaks for the aviation sector, towards more sustainable public transport to…
In one of our biggest years of campaigning yet, we got together to look back at where we started and to think about where we’ll go next. Back in…
Last year, we wrote to England Men’s Manager Gareth Southgate, as well as the English FA, with two asks. First, we asked that the team take the train to Germany…
Unit 407
164/180 Union Street,
Waterloo,
London,
SE1 0LH