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Dear Transport Secretary…good luck with the bed of nails
“The PM has decided that we need a national transport policy” says the PM’s special advisor, Sir Mark Spencer. “Yes, well, why not?” answers the Minister, Jim Fracker – sorry, Jim Hacker. It’s pointed out to him by Sir Spencer that “We need a policy”. “We did have a policy before” replies Hacker. “Did we?”… Read more
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Mobility dynamics: trend reversal or retracement?
“Changing mobility” – it was Phil Goodwin some years ago who highlighted the double meaning of ‘changing’ in a phrase like this (one of many insights from Phil that have stuck with me). It can be an adjective (mobility is changing) or a verb (mobility can be changed). The fact that mobility is changing points… Read more
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This trial has been going on now some three years. What are Government waiting for?
“This trial has been going on now some three years. What are Government waiting for? Because a trial will result in two things, wont it Glenn. Either (A) they’ll be legal and you can go and buy one from the shop and use it, or (B) they’ll shove them all back in their boxes and… Read more
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What news following Earth Day 2025?
22 April was Earth Day – so what big news has broken since? Let’s take a look to Scotland, China and the USA. One saddens me, one inspires me, and one defies emotion. We can all relate to the often unbridgeable ‘policy-action gap’ but without having in place a bold policy position in the first… Read more
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Don’t Koch this up Glenn
Don’t Koch this up Glenn. When I first saw this quote about voting I was immediately put off when I saw it was by ‘Koch’. Then I realised it was by an accomplished politician rather than the fossil fuel friendly brothers. Here’s the quote: “If you agree with me on 9 out of 12 issues,… Read more
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Anti-aviation? UK Government response to Climate Change Committee
“We are anti aviation” says UK Government as of yesterday. Actually it says “We are anti-aviation emissions”. It is looking at 70% passenger demand growth by 2050 on 2018 levels and claiming aviation will be net zero by 2050. What the 2022 Jet Zero Strategy calls ‘net zero aviation’ amounts in fact to an aim… Read more
What the hell is going on? 