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30 January 2026

In advance of West Midlands Railway and London Northwestern Railway services coming into public ownership on Sunday, Ben Plowden of Campaign for Better Transport said:

Responding to the Northern Powerhouse Rail announcement, Ben Plowden, Chief Executive of Campaign for Better Transport, said:

8 January 2026

Commenting on the announcement of new powers for local authorities in England to introduce pavement parking restrictions across their areas, Silviya Barrett of Campaign for Better Transport said:

Campaign for Better Transport has written to the Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to urge him to put integrated, sustainable, local transport at the heart of the Government’s agenda in 2026.

11 December 2025

Responding to London Mayor Sadiq Khan’s announcement that bus and tram fares in the capital will be frozen until July 2026, and travelcards and daily and weekly caps frozen too, Ben Plowden, Chief Executive of Campaign for Better Transport, said:

Ahead of the second reading of the Railways Bill in Parliament on Tuesday 9 December, Ben Plowden, Chief Executive of Campaign for Better Transport, said:

5 December 2025

Responding to the Government’s announcement of multi-year bus funding for local authorities, Ben Plowden, Chief Executive of Campaign for Better Transport, said:

Responding to the news that car-sharing firm Zipcar intends to cease operations in the UK from 1st January 2026, Ben Plowden, Chief Executive of Campaign for Better Transport, said:

27 November 2025

Expanding on Campaign for Better Transport’s initial response to the Budget, Chief Executive Ben Plowden made the following comments:

Responding to the Budget today, Ben Plowden, Chief Executive of Campaign for Better Transport, said:

23 November 2025

Reacting to the announcement that rail fares will be frozen next year, Ben Plowden, Chief Executive of Campaign for Better Transport, said:

Responding to the Government announcement that housebuilding around railway stations will be given default “yes”, Ben Plowden, Chief Executive of Campaign for Better Transport, said: