The new members of the Transport Select Committee
Following the announcement of the Chair, the members of the Committee have now been appointed I mentioned recently that Huw…
Necessary government intervention: Who to blame?
Is it commercial operators or the government itself which has led the industry to need Ā£5bn in funding? The governmentās…
āThe Cabinet reshuffle has been full of surprisesā
A key resignation captured the attention of the country during the reshuffle, and the DfT has new faces at the…
DfT electric bus plans to strengthen partnership between local authority and operators
The DfT has unveiled proposals to create the UKās first all-electric bus town and bids must be backed by operators…
Huw Merriman announced as Chair of Transport Select Committee
The Conservative MP has highlighted some āspecificā proposals for the bus industry A couple of weeks ago I suggested that…
Manchester bus franchising will come at extra cost
Greater Manchesterās bus franchising plans needs ongoing subsidy. Will the taxpayers have to fork out? Last week the Department…
Conservative to Chair Transport Committee
For the first time since the 1980s, the Conservative party will Chair the Transport Committee, but does it have what…
Could major shakeup see civil servants relocate?
Whitehall discussed sending civil servants to the regions and recruiting different types of people to the service. But should we…
