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Go-Ahead leads the transport industry to net zero

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20 Jul 2021 Environment

Go-Ahead leads the transport industry to net zero

To achieve a net zero future, we need to make tough decisions. Now is the time to face them.

19 Jul 2021 Energy

We are making tremendous progress to decarbonise transport by 2030

Decarbonising the transport sector is not just about cutting emissions, but also raising living standards and levelling up.

14 Jul 2021 Coronavirus

Government Told To Use Emergency Rules To Make Masks On Public Transport Compulsory

Exclusive: Labour has called on ministers to ensure face covering rules remain in place across all rail services in England after restrictions are lifted on Monday.

14 Jul 2021 Coronavirus

Sadiq Khan Defends "Unselfish" Compulsory Face Covering Rules On London Public Transport

Sadiq Khan has defended new rules making the use of face coverings compulsory on London public transport beyond 19 July, saying the move would give "confidence" to passengers.

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12 Jul 2021 Transport

RIA: Government has 10 Days to avoid a ‘Summer of Uncertainty’ for the railway industry

Air quality: It’s time for joined-up thinking so that we can all breathe easier

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17 Jun 2021 Environment

Air quality: It’s time for joined-up thinking so that we can all breathe easier

The UK has an opportunity to lead the way on the global problem of air pollution – but as the latest figures highlight, there’s no time to waste on an issue this pressing.

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15 Jun 2021 Transport

Rail Industry welcomes agreement on Australia-UK Free Trade Deal

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11 Jun 2021 Transport

G7: UK can show international leadership by taking decisions on railway decarbonisation this year

24 May 2021 Coronavirus

Great British Railways: mind the gap between reforms and costs

The government’s long-overdue strategy to improve the railways - dubbed Great British Railways: The Williams-Shapps Plan for Rail – seeks to put the customer first with a mix of the best of public and private business models.

18 May 2021 Coronavirus

Government Accused Of Creating “Dangerous Chaos” Over “Amber List” Country Travel Confusion

The government has been accused of creating “dangerous chaos” over its traffic light system for travel just hours after opening up the UK’s borders again.

02 Apr 2021 Transport

Achieving net zero by 2030 will be impossible if the Leeds Bradford airport expansion goes ahead

In the year the UK is hosting the COP26 conference, allowing this expansion to go ahead would be a big mistake.

26 Mar 2021 Environment

Cutting air passenger duty shows the government is going backwards on climate action

Rather than making flying even cheaper, ministers should get on with the job of investing in a green economy that will provide sustainable jobs for the future

25 Mar 2021 Environment

The inevitability of HS2 does not mean it is a British success story

There are many arguments which have been presented against HS2: is cost, its damage to the environment, its inability to connect effectively to the rest of the transport network, and whether – in the light of Covid and changing work patterns – it is needed at all.

25 Mar 2021 Transport

Our rail network is decades behind target in providing access to disabled people

The Inclusive Transport Strategy must remove barriers which prevent many disabled people from travelling to work using affordable public transport.

25 Mar 2021 Communities

Scrapping HS2’s eastern leg would be a betrayal of the communities there

Eastern leg regions are home to 23 per cent of England’s population but 42 per cent of its social deprivation cold spots: as we look beyond the pandemic, we must ensure HS2 in delivered in full to bring opportunities to left behind areas

24 Mar 2021 Environment

The race to jet zero - is emission-free transatlantic air travel really possible?

Like his garden bridges and sub-sea tunnels, announcing the UK was going to pioneer the first emission-free transatlantic aircraft had the hallmarks of what critics describe as one of Boris Johnson’s vanity projects. It was an ambitious and typically eye-catching promise, delivered in the brief lull in the coronavirus pandemic last July.

24 Mar 2021 Transport

We can solve air pollution with the right transport interventions

Oxford city council is not asleep at the wheel. With plans for Britain’s first zero emission zone and a proactive approach to electric vehicle use, the authority is prioritising green transport.

21 Mar 2021 Coronavirus

Jim McMahon: ‘My community can’t wait 20 years for the green revolution’

Labour’s shadow transport secretary talks to Adam Payne about Boris Johnson being like ‘a kid with a train set’ and why the government’s National Bus Strategy ‘doesn’t even touch the sides’

20 Mar 2021 Coronavirus

Grant Shapps: A bridge from Scotland to Northern Ireland isn't "the slightest bit controversial"

In the gloom of the pandemic, transport secretary and occasional aviator Grant Shapps exudes optimism about the future. He tells Kate Proctor the Scotland to Northern Ireland sea link is a no-brainer, new bus services will be “amazing” and his favourite road – the A66 – is getting a £1bn upgrade. The only thing he sounds nervous about is his next time in the cockpit

19 Mar 2021 Transport

Smart motorways: essential infrastructure or needlessly dangerous?

Campaigners are calling for smart motorways to be scrapped. They argue that converting the hard shoulder into a normal traffic lane has led to multiple deaths. But Highways England insists they are safe and it’s just a case of improving public awareness. Georgina Bailey and Kate Proctor report

17 Mar 2021 Social affairs

Uber Drivers Claim 50% Of Working Time “Still Not Paid Or Protected” After Supreme Court Ruling

Campaigners have welcomed a Supreme Court ruling that forces Uber to treat more than 70,000 drivers as workers under UK employment law, but say up to 50% of their time is “still not being paid or protected”.

17 Mar 2021 Transport

Funding for bus services must reflect our environmental and social priorities

The government must work closely with local authorities to attract people back onto buses.

08 Mar 2021 Social affairs

Transport Industry Told To Tackle "Macho Culture" As 70% Of Women Report Discriminatory Behaviour

A cross-party group of MPs have called on the government and transport industry leaders to crack down on "macho behaviours" in the sector.

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03 Mar 2021 Economy

Railway industry urges greater clarity for upcoming projects in response to the Budget

Today Chancellor Rishi Sunak MP presented the Spring Budget, setting out a number of policies as the UK looks to an economic recovery post-Coronavirus.