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Sadiq Khan To Join Meeting Of Northern Mayors In A Bid To Save HS2
Sadiq Khan To Join Meeting Of Northern Mayors In A Bid To Save HS2
Transport
Sadiq Khan is expected to join a meeting of northern leaders including Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham on Wednesday in a new bid to push back on Rishi Sunak's anticipated plan to scale back HS2.
Tories Vow To Cling Onto HS2 Legislation To Protect Northern Powerhouse Rail
Transport
Tories Vow To Cling Onto HS2 Legislation To Protect Northern Powerhouse Rail
New Uxbridge MP Wants To Be The “Voice Of The People” And Stop ULEZ
Environment
New Uxbridge MP Wants To Be The “Voice Of The People” And Stop ULEZ
Whatever Happened To Sorting Out Bus Regulation?
Transport
Whatever Happened To Sorting Out Bus Regulation?
Abandoned HS2 Land In London Could Be Handed Back To The Public While Delays Continue
Transport
Abandoned HS2 Land In London Could Be Handed Back To The Public While Delays Continue
Eurovision Fans Face Travel 'Shambles' Getting To Liverpool
Transport
Eurovision Fans Face Travel "Shambles" Getting To Liverpool
Northern Leaders Frustrated After Major Government Transport Group Kicked Into Long Grass
Political parties
Northern Leaders Frustrated After Major Government Transport Group Kicked Into Long Grass
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It’s time to put an end to aviation’s tax privilege Partner content
Environment
By Transport & Environment
It’s time to put an end to aviation’s tax privilege
How the Port of Dover is Supporting the UK’s Trading Ambitions Partner content
Environment
By Port of Dover
How the Port of Dover is Supporting the UK’s Trading Ambitions
Britain’s electric bus revolution needs supercharging post-Uxbridge Partner content
Environment
By Go-Ahead
Britain’s electric bus revolution needs supercharging post-Uxbridge
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Tory Moderates Are Spooked By Threats Of Leaving ECHR
Tory Moderates Are Spooked By Threats Of Leaving ECHR
Foreign affairs
Former Attorney General Says Even Out Of ECHR Rwanda Plan Would Be Difficult
Former Attorney General Says Even Out Of ECHR Rwanda Plan Would Be Difficult
Home affairs
Government Under Pressure To Move Rental Reforms Through Parliament
Government Under Pressure To Move Rental Reforms Through Parliament
Communities
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Whatever Happened To Sorting Out Bus Regulation?
Transport
Whatever Happened To Sorting Out Bus Regulation?
“A man who, beyond the age of 26, finds himself on a bus can count himself as a failure,” Margaret Thatcher is reputed to have once said.
Abandoned HS2 Land In London Could Be Handed Back To The Public While Delays Continue
Transport
Abandoned HS2 Land In London Could Be Handed Back To The Public While Delays Continue
A vast plot of prime central London land outside Euston station has been left unused after the latest leg of the long-anticipated high-speed rail network, HS2, was halted. Now local politicians and developers connected to the project are working with the community to establish if any land reserved for its construction can be handed back to the public until work is resumed.
Road Warriors: The Inside Story Of Oxford's LTN Wars
Transport
By Stuart McGurk
Road Warriors: The Inside Story Of Oxford's LTN Wars
Over the last couple of years, the row over Oxford’s traffic restrictions has grown in prominence from a local skirmish to become the target of global far-right conspiracy theories. Stuart McGurk travels to the dreaming spires to find a city at war with itself. Illustrations by Tracy Worrall
Transport news
HS2 is running off the rails
Economy
By John Oxley
HS2 is running off the rails
HS2 is in danger of becoming a national humiliation. Writer and consultant John Oxley argues that it is part of a growing trend of blocked development that threatens Britain’s economy
Self-driving vehicles will unleash a transport revolution – but we need new legislation to seize this opportunity
Transport
By Ben Everitt MP
Self-driving vehicles will unleash a transport revolution – but we need new legislation to seize this opportunity
Just a few weeks ago, I was in a room with people representing one of the most exciting technological innovations we could see for many years, as I launched the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Self-Driving Vehicles.
Open letter to the PM: Urging the Government to bring forward the Bill establishing Great British Railways and rail reform in this Parliament Partner content
Transport
By Railway Industry Association
Open letter to the PM: Urging the Government to bring forward the Bill establishing Great British Railways and rail reform in this Parliament
Over 65 rail business leaders have written to the Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, urging him not to delay in bringing forward legislation to enact the Government’s rail reform plans in the coming Parliamentary year.
Shortlisted entries revealed for the Railway Industry Association’s prestigious RISE Awards Partner content
Transport
By Railway Industry Association
Shortlisted entries revealed for the Railway Industry Association’s prestigious RISE Awards
The Railway Industry Association (RIA) has revealed an impressively wide range of rail suppliers and individuals shortlisted across its 10 categories for the annual Railway Supplier Excellence Awards (RISE).
The Huw Merriman interview: 'I think I’m actually a very bad parliamentary performer'
Transport
By Sophie Church
The Huw Merriman interview: "I think I’m actually a very bad parliamentary performer"
Raised in a trade union household, Huw Merriman surprised his parents by working for a Conservative Party MP in his gap year. As minister for rail and HS2, he has a unique perspective on the challenges facing the transport sector and speaks to Sophie Church about how he is tackling them. Photography by Louise Haywood-Schiefer
Old Challenges - New Solutions: 20 years of improving our railways Partner content
Transport
By Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB)
Old Challenges - New Solutions: 20 years of improving our railways
Twenty years ago, the Rail Safety and Standards Board was born.
Rail passenger numbers on a record post Covid high – averaging over 98% daily in April, with 101-106% for 14 days of the month Partner content
Transport
By Railway Industry Association
Rail passenger numbers on a record post Covid high – averaging over 98% daily in April, with 101-106% for 14 days of the month
Next stop - Westminster! Politicians must prioritise protecting vital bus services Partner content
Transport
By Go-Ahead
Next stop - Westminster! Politicians must prioritise protecting vital bus services
Private operators bring a great deal to buses – but the market cannot conquer all. It would be a crying shame if vital routes were scrapped through a lack of public funding.
Partner content
Transport
By Railway Industry Association
Railway industry leaders send open letter to the PM, urging GBR Rail Reform legislation not to be delayed beyond the current Parliament
Over 60 rail business leaders have written to the Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, urging him not to delay in bringing forward legislation to enact the Government’s rail reform plans in the coming Parliamentary year. Legislation is needed to create Great British Railways (GBR), which will bring track and train operations together within one body.
Partner content
Transport
By Railway Industry Association
Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline update still awaited, exactly three-and-a-half years since last published
IKEA invests £4.5 million in one of the biggest EV charging infrastructure projects for last mile fleet in the UK and Ireland Partner content
Environment
By IKEA
IKEA invests £4.5 million in one of the biggest EV charging infrastructure projects for last mile fleet in the UK and Ireland
Partner content
Transport
By Railway Industry Association
Record number of entries submitted for RIA’s Rail Industry Supplier Excellence Awards 2023
Partner content
Environment
By Policy@Manchester
Under the weather: Reimagining mobility in the climate crisis
Transport systems are essential to the movement of people, things, and services. When disrupted, as during severe weather, social and economic costs are high. Communities are vulnerable to extreme weather – whether in Canada or in the UK. In this article, Dr Stephanie Sodero from The University of Manchester, draws on her research and uses Atlantic Canadian hurricane case studies to explore how communities can prepare for increasing local disruptions to transportation systems resulting from shifts in the global climate. She presents practical recommendations for policymakers on how mobility can be reimagined to work with, rather than against, the climate in ways that also benefit the health of local communities.
RIA celebrates reaching new 350 membership milestone Partner content
Transport
By Railway Industry Association
RIA celebrates reaching new 350 membership milestone
The membership of the Railway Industry Association (RIA), the national voice of the UK rail supply community, has just reached 350 member companies. This represents an increase from 190, or 84%, since 2017.
Partner content
Transport
By Railway Industry Association
Railway Industry publishes new paper outlining many benefits of rail electrification
Partner content
Economy
By Railway Industry Association
RIA responds to the UK joining the CPTPP
Railway industry ‘data and digital priorities’ report launched at RIA Innovation Conference Partner content
Transport
By Railway Industry Association
Railway industry ‘data and digital priorities’ report launched at RIA Innovation Conference
Proposed expansion of London Luton Airport accepted for examination Partner content
Environment
By Luton Rising
Proposed expansion of London Luton Airport accepted for examination
Luton Rising’s application for a Development Consent Order (DCO) for the sustainable long-term growth of London Luton Airport has today (27 March) been accepted for detailed examination by the Planning Inspectorate.
RIA responds to the NIC’s Infrastructure Progress Review 2023 Partner content
Transport
By Railway Industry Association
RIA responds to the NIC’s Infrastructure Progress Review 2023
Commenting on the National Infrastructure Commission’s (NIC) Infrastructure Progress Review 2023, Railway Industry Association (RIA) Chief Executive Darren Caplan said:
Too often transport accessibility is an afterthought – we must listen to disabled voices
Transport
By Paul Maynard MP
Too often transport accessibility is an afterthought – we must listen to disabled voices
Our neighbourhoods aren’t designed for disabled people. It’s about time we started listening to them.
Unions 'Won't Rest' In Fight For Pay Deals After Success For NHS And Rail
Health
Unions "Won't Rest" In Fight For Pay Deals After Success For NHS And Rail
The year began with the highest levels of industrial action in decades, with nurses, junior doctors, ambulance workers, rail operators, teachers, university staff, and civil servants shivering on the picket lines in their fight for improved pay and conditions – sometimes almost all at once.
RIA sets out plan to boost rail exports in International Trade Select Committee Inquiry response Partner content
Transport
By Railway Industry Association
RIA sets out plan to boost rail exports in International Trade Select Committee Inquiry response
The Railway Industry Association (RIA) has submitted a series of recommendations to the International Trade Select Committee Inquiry, setting out how the UK Government can grow rail exports and boost UK trade.
Top Stories: Misogyny And Racism Identified In Met Police, RMT Members Accept Network Rail Pay Offer
Home affairs
Top Stories: Misogyny And Racism Identified In Met Police, RMT Members Accept Network Rail Pay Offer
The Metropolitan Police has been identified as racist, misogynistic and homophobic in a damning report published on Tuesday by Baroness Louise Casey, who was commissioned by the Met to investigate the force's culture and standards.
With passenger numbers hitting 100% of pre Covid levels we need to invest in UK rail, powering a clean economic recovery Partner content
Economy
By Railway Industry Association
With passenger numbers hitting 100% of pre Covid levels we need to invest in UK rail, powering a clean economic recovery
Following the release of Department for Transport figures showing passenger numbers hitting 100% of pre Covid levels, Chief Executive of the Railway Industry Association, Darren Caplan, sets out why we need to expand the capacity of the UK rail network.
EventsAll
Unlocking the Senior Civil Service London
2023
London
Unlocking the Senior Civil Service London
Women in Education
2023
Women in Education
Ethnic Minorities into Leadership London
2023
Ethnic Minorities into Leadership London
Energy Security & Green Infrastructure Week 2023
2023
Online
Energy Security & Green Infrastructure Week 2023