‘£3bn for bus improvement in England is inadequate’
So, the Bus Service Improvement Plans (BSIPs) in England are all in, although I don’t know if every single local…
Westminster Watcher: Prime Minister’s speech ‘an optimistic view of the future’
Prime Minister’s ‘vacuous’ speech at the Conservative Party conference was ‘full of rhetoric but also full of boundless Boris optimism’ – and it…
‘Economic challenges spell a tricky period for the industry’
As we move into the autumn season and, perhaps more importantly, edge closer to the Comprehensive Spending Review – which…
‘A funding fault line runs through the National Bus Strategy’
As we edge ever closer to the deadline for local transport authorities (LTAs) in England to submit their Bus Service…
Shapps ‘a consummate presenter’, but NBS message is lacking
The Secretary of State for Transport, Grant Shapps, is a consummate presenter, if nothing else. Every time he gets on…
‘Bus Service Improvement Plan timetable hurt by elections’
As 2021 unfolds, a key issue confronting the bus industry will increasingly be the deliverability of the National Bus Strategy…
‘How does coach strategy fit into a sector private to its core?’
The publication in March of a coach strategy – Backing Britain’s Coaches – by the Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT)…
‘Bus industry must start to recognise changes in society’
I hope nobody of a nervous disposition watched Chancellor Rishi Sunak deliver his Budget on 3 March. He was impressively…
Will policy changes come to benefit bus in the long term?
Jessica Matthew, Director of Strategy at the Department for Transport (DfT), is moving across to the Roads, Places and Environment…
‘Difficult decisions lie ahead for bus service funding’
(Editor's note: This column was written before changes in regard to bus service provision in England during the 'lockdown' period…
