I imagine he’s been taking tips from Shabana Mahmood www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Absolutely disgusting that amid all the death and destruction that the US and probably this person are inflicting on Iran, the BBC News bulletin has spent the first 10 minutes of its 6:30 news bulletins privileged this story www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cm...

While the government has set an ambitious target of a 65% reduction in the number of people killed and seriously injured by 2035, it allowed National Highways to get away with a paltry 7.5% reduction by 2031. Read our latest blog post for more on this transportactionnetwork.org.uk/ris3-stuck-o...

Fatima Whitbred has spoken up against the Lower Thames Crossing and the closure of The Whitecroft care home: "This is absolutely shocking behaviour. It's selfish, greedy and all comes down to money – not people's dignity" thurrock.nub.news/news/local-n...

In 2020 the A66 scheme was part of "Project Speed". The Department for Transport still says this will "provide insight into how government major construction schemes can be delivered faster, realising benefits sooner". It's due to end after 2031 and cost £2bn. transportinsights.blog/2026/04/02/a...

It looks as if National Highways may forever be starting one RIS chasing the tail of the last one. My Transport Insights blog has more of the below-the-surface analysis of the new Road Investment Strategy that you won't find in the industry-friendly media. transportinsights.blog/2026/04/01/i...

With much coverage of the new road investment strategy pretty superficial, if you want in depth, informed analysis beyond scripted quotes, try reading my Transport Insights blog... transportinsights.blog/2026/03/31/n...

Not entirely sure I appreciate #StenaLine having a TV showing far-right, multimillion loss making, REFUK propaganda channel, GB "News" to be honest.

Absolutely shameful journalism "A Labour source said Turner had been informed by the chief whip..." "A Labour source denied that the suspension was due to Turner’s opposition to the judicial changes..." If it's true, why can it not be said on the record? www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

The forthcoming Integrated National Transport Strategy, now called a “Better Connected transport plan”, is being trailed with the driver-friendly news that ministers are set to impose statutory guidance to accelerate take-up of the National Parking Platform. transportinsights.blog/2026/03/30/r...

"The commitment of less than 2% of the RIS3 Statement of Funds Available to specific safety activities is difficult to reconcile with safety being the number one priority for the organisation." I couldn't have put it better myself. transportinsights.blog/2026/03/31/n...

The forthcoming Integrated National Transport Strategy, now called a “Better Connected transport plan”, is being trailed with the driver-friendly news that ministers are set to impose statutory guidance to accelerate take-up of the National Parking Platform. transportinsights.blog/2026/03/30/r...

‘One Starmer ally said it would be impossible to spin the results. “There’s no point us doing expectation management, as the results are going to be terrible anyway,” they said.’ In a piece that is pure spin, this wins the prize for insulting your intelligence. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Interesting to note Reform do actually take an interest in human rights - but only when it comes to their billionaire backers

It is absolutely stupid that a major focus of policy response to the Iran War is on the planned 1p rise in fuel duty in September (watching Trevor Phillips interview Bridget Phillipson). Of no help now to anyone to abandon it. Shows how trivial our political debate has become.

Absolutely disgusting that the BBC should try to rehabilitate this creep www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

On a Southern train from Epsom to London Bridge. Bcoz it’s the weekend, presumably, they have cut it to five carriages. People standing up. When are rail companies going to realise that lots of ppl travel at weekends! When is Labour going to make them run a decent service?

“a Labour source also declined to comment” I wonder if you should get some actual sources; you know, the type that give you information instead of spinning a line or not spinning a line as suits them at any given moment. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

I'm not saying the liberal Guardian is increasingly determined to tell us how we should live our lives, but... www.theguardian.com/food/2026/ma...

Some West Ham fans, on the other hand, suggested the tweet had been disrespectful.🥲 www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/m...

Depending on how you look at it, the Department has either ditched 26 local authority bids for funding for road upgrades or "confirmed" and "green-lit" 16 such bids. transportinsights.blog/2026/03/26/2...

surely the money is just resting in his account? www.theguardian.com/money/2026/m...

What do you call a fund with no funding? Sadly, this is not a joke. The Department for Transport has published a new road investment strategy with four "designated funds" that have neither dedicated funding nor clear objectives. transportinsights.blog/2026/03/26/d...

I wonder if this is one of those headlines that might benefit from the word "some". But then the attempt to reassure people that there is nothing (not) to see would be blunted. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

If you're wondering when passenger services might start on East West Rail, your guess is as good as the transport minister's. transportinsights.blog/2026/03/25/m...

It’s almost as if the transport secretary needed to give the impression that delays to HS2 can be reduced before admitting that it is even more delayed. transportinsights.blog/2026/03/25/a...

Moral panic latest: www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ma...

The new Road Investment Strategy is expected tomorrow, but the Treasury has already let one cat out of the bag... transportinsights.blog/2026/03/25/r...

The new Road Investment Strategy is expected tomorrow, but the Treasury has already let one cat out of the bag... transportinsights.blog/2026/03/25/r...

I'm so glad that Israel's Middle East monopoly will be preserved. www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

“Working in lockstep” with northern mayors to allow the North to define its own future is a bit like the Soviet Union invading Czechoslovakia to help it define its own future. transportinsights.blog/2026/03/24/i...

For those in government, this may just be another delay - but for families who have spent the majority of their lives fighting for the legacy of their lost loved ones, it is another painful broken promise and another anniversary that will arrive without the result they have been battling for

With the 2026-31 Road Investment Strategy set to be published, probably Thursday, a transport minister has at least confirmed that it will include a National Programme focusing on safety. How much funding it will get and what it will achieve remain to be seen. transportinsights.blog/2026/03/23/r...

On my Transport Insights blog ask why the Department for Transport is unable to state clearly whether shadow Great British Railways is being wound down. Perhaps it doesn't know the answer itself? Meanwhile, actual Great British Railways is a long way off... transportinsights.blog/2026/03/23/c...

The third Road Investment Strategy is due imminently. Serious casualties on the strategy network are above even National Highways' 2020 target. Will it take action to make our roads safer or just keep repeating the platitude that safety is its top priority while spending most of its cash elsewhere?

Stop moaning about potholes on social media and use section 56 of the 1980 Highways Act to force the council to fix them. transportinsights.blog/2026/03/20/i...

If I'm reading this correctly, Israel's view is that it needs to bomb every country in the world into oblivion to prevent them from developing their own weapons. You don't need to be a genius to spot the many problems with their logic.

This sort of sense of entitlement really annoys people and is one of the reasons this government started off so badly and will struggle to recover.

Streisand effect www.theguardian.com/culture/2026...

No confirmation in this article that Iran did fire missiles at Diego Garcia and no direct criticism from the MOD of such an action. Spin www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

How to make friends and influence people. What an astonishingly inept and tasteless choice of words. www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

The Office of Rail and Road has given National Highways credit for identifying "the interventions most likely to improve safety outcomes". But does this mean that those interventions will actually happen...this time? transportinsights.blog/2026/03/20/t...

I've commented on Tracy Brabin's acting skills before but she surely must have heard of the concept of protesting too much. The more she protests that West Yorkshire's plans for mass transit are going swimmingly, the more she signals that they are in peril. transportinsights.blog/2026/03/20/b...

Rail minister Lord Hendy is surprisingly frank about the rollout of contactless technology in the South East, being botched by his former employer Transport for London on behalf of the Department for Transport. transportinsights.blog/2026/03/19/h...

Did the people who insisted on government-wide cutbacks on communications activities intend that this would see a government-owned company that was already failing on safety doing even less to save lives? transportinsights.blog/2026/03/19/d...

Did the people who insisted on government-wide cutbacks on communications activities intend that this would see a government-owned company that was already failing on safety doing even less to save lives? transportinsights.blog/2026/03/19/d...

"Finally, after a century of dominance, it feels as though the tide is turning and humans are starting to reclaim the civic spaces they’ve lost. If our streets become clogged with cars again, it won’t really matter who is driving them." www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Rail minister Lord Hendy is surprisingly frank about the rollout of contactless technology in the South East, being botched by his former employer Transport for London on behalf of the Department for Transport. transportinsights.blog/2026/03/19/h...

Did you know, ‘smart’ motorways are still being built despite government claims... transportactionnetwork.org.uk/smart-motorw...

Channel 4 News has lost the, plot, not just coming from Jerusalem but telling the story of Israel’s attacks on neighbouring countries from Israel’s point of view and asking bloodthirsty Israelis if they like the war🤷‍♂️