Westminster Watcher

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‘National Bus Strategy must deliver proposals of substance’

At a recent online event organised by Transport Focus, Baroness Vere, Parliamentary…

Does pandemic change the need for a National Bus Strategy?

A second national lockdown in England, based – it now seems –…

Will ‘bold’ plans for the bus industry see the light of day?

With mixed messages and possible ‘deadly’ decisions, our man in Westminster asks…

Could subsidy classify bus operators as nationalised?

‘Integrity’ of the deregulated bus market could hang in the balance if…

The bus industry needs to be ‘careful what it wishes for’

Train operators have effectively become nationalised with the coronavirus bailout– do coach…

Coronavirus: The impact on the economy

The coronavirus has had a massive impact on travel demand, and transport…

Buses main subject at Transport Questions

Can buses operations elsewhere in the country really be the same as…

Coronavirus may have impact on public transport

The impact of coronavirus has taken its toll on airlines, but what…

The new members of the Transport Select Committee

Following the announcement of the Chair, the members of the Committee have…

Necessary government intervention: Who to blame?

Is it commercial operators or the government itself which has led the…