Why we need a train network like France’s
While Birmingham and Leeds wait for metros, Emmanuel Macron is rolling out Paris-style trains in cities across France.
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Was Great British Railways ever the answer to the UK’s transport woes?
The travel chaos we see today is the result of a complete lack of vision and planning.
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The Financial Services and Markets Bill is critical for the economy
The UK has much to offer, but needs the right regulation to succeed.
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The economic case for providing free school meals to more children
Expanding the scheme to families on Universal Credit would be a precisely targeted and effective intervention.
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Pollution is a public health menace – we have an obligation to intervene
As city mayors, it is our responsibility to protect those we represent.
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Who’s in and who’s out at the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities?
The department, now led by Michael Gove, has churned through ministers. What does it mean for the Tories’ 2019 manifesto…
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Britons are reducing energy use to save money – and the environment
Exclusive Ipsos polling explores how people are coping with rising energy costs.
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Mick Lynch: there’s a “corrupt” relationship between the government and train operators
The RMT figurehead says that even after a summer of strikes, proposals from rail bosses are “not acceptable”.
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