UK transport policy meltdown ongoing but overshadowed by turmoil in Downing Street

Westminster from the dome on Methodist Central Hall 2014, Colin / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0

Never mind the prime ministerial resignation, Great British Railways (GBR) could be scrapped and strikes could be outlawed. Such is the febrile level of disarray in the UK government that not one, but two major transport policies – both worthy of the front pages – have slipped by with hardly a mention. The danger is that one policy could derail management and infrastructure, and the other could inflame the already bitter rail disputes. The headlines that have not yet been written could place GBR on the scrapheap and make industrial action on transport networks an illegal act.

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Author: Simon Walton

Simon Walton is UK correspondent for RailTech.com and Railfreight.com

1 comment op “UK transport policy meltdown ongoing but overshadowed by turmoil in Downing Street”

bönström bönström|20.10.22|16:37

Darkest it is, before dawn… However when finally the proper, sustainable Goal, the urgently needed is found and duly decided about, rest will be a nice walk in Park.
With Goal present, then Strategy is possible – and for those responsible to implement…
(Accordingly, regrettably without a goal, singular, as now it seems, infrastructure issues will remain, a pain.)
Simply, what is Goal for England/Scotland infrastructure?

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UK transport policy meltdown ongoing but overshadowed by turmoil in Downing Street

Westminster from the dome on Methodist Central Hall 2014, Colin / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0

Never mind the prime ministerial resignation, Great British Railways (GBR) could be scrapped and strikes could be outlawed. Such is the febrile level of disarray in the UK government that not one, but two major transport policies – both worthy of the front pages – have slipped by with hardly a mention. The danger is that one policy could derail management and infrastructure, and the other could inflame the already bitter rail disputes. The headlines that have not yet been written could place GBR on the scrapheap and make industrial action on transport networks an illegal act.

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Author: Simon Walton

Simon Walton is UK correspondent for RailTech.com and Railfreight.com

1 comment op “UK transport policy meltdown ongoing but overshadowed by turmoil in Downing Street”

bönström bönström|20.10.22|16:37

Darkest it is, before dawn… However when finally the proper, sustainable Goal, the urgently needed is found and duly decided about, rest will be a nice walk in Park.
With Goal present, then Strategy is possible – and for those responsible to implement…
(Accordingly, regrettably without a goal, singular, as now it seems, infrastructure issues will remain, a pain.)
Simply, what is Goal for England/Scotland infrastructure?

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