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Report: ‘Free Money’: Executives at Failing Train Company Joke About Making Money at the Taxpayer’s Expense

Polly Smythe

Exclusive: An internal presentation seen by Novara Media shows how managers for one of Britain’s worst train companies joked that taxpayers' money is ‘too good to be true’.

Opinion: Finnish Trains Are What the UK Could Have If It Gave a Shit

Rivkah Brown

A playground carriage, an entire pub, cheap tickets – Nordic trains are an advert for nationalisation, writes Rivkah Brown.

A man in a high vis yellow jacket and a black baseball cap, with a grey short beard, holds a sign on which is painted in graffiti-style font 'stop ulez'

Analysis: Polls Show Most Londoners Back Ulez, So Politicians Can Untwist Their Knickers

Ell Folan

57% of Londoners support the supposedly controversial scheme, writes Ell Folan.

Analysis: Who Counts As A Cyclist In London?

Moya Lothian-McLean

The capital’s authorities say they want to encourage diversity among bike riders. Their actions don't match up, argues Moya Lothian-McLean.

Busy scene inside the London Heathrow Airport Terminal 5 building check in area, Heathrow Airport, England, UK

Feature: Northern Irish People Can’t Come Home For Christmas

Róisín Lanigan

It’s now easier – and cheaper – to travel from Britain to the Republic of Ireland than somewhere that's supposedly part of the same country – but Unionist politicians don't seem concerned.

Passengers enter a U-Bahn underground train during a nationwide strike of Germany's train drivers' union GDL, at Alexanderplatz underground station in Berlin, Germany

Report: Campaigners Say Germany’s €49 Public Transport Ticket Doesn’t Go Far Enough

Jack McGovan

From 2023, public transport in Germany could cost €1.60 a day. But campaigners say to really cushion the poorest from economic turmoil, the government needs to bring back the cheapest pricing possible.

Private First Class Jeremy Bauth, of the Colorado National Guard's 220th Military Police Company, stands guard at a checkpoint during a US National Guard operation in 2018 outside of Fort Greely, Alaska, 28 February 2018. Photo: Specialist Michael Risinge / US Army National Guard

Long Read: The Next World War Could Be Over the Arctic

James Meadway

The Arctic Council is collapsing over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, writes James Meadway, setting the stage for a geopolitical conflict of epic proportions.

Opinion: Stop Using Disabled People As an Excuse Not to Ban Cars in Cities

Charlie Hertzog Young

Accessible solutions to car-free cities are out there. We just need to care enough about disabled people to implement them, writes Charlie Hertzog Young.

Boris Johnson alights a double decker bus in London

Opinion: A Few New Bus Lanes Won’t ‘Level Up’ the UK – But Upping the Minimum Wage Might

Ell Folan

Michael Gove’s levelling up white paper makes a mockery of our country’s enormous regional inequalities, argues Ell Folan.

Analysis: Is China the World’s Worst Climate Culprit?

Aaron Bastani

China is easily the world’s leading polluter. But when you take into account the country's size, population, investment in renewables and outsourced emissions things become a lot more complicated, writes Aaron Bastani.

Opinion: I Have Mixed Feelings About South London’s New Tube Stations

Aydin Dikerdem

The shiny new development was paid for with money meant for affordable housing, writes local Labour councillor Aydin Dikerdem.

Report: ‘You’re Just Another Number’: Bus Drivers Are Dying From Covid-19

Sophie K Rosa

The coronavirus pandemic has exposed the absence of safe working conditions for UK buses drivers. Now, alongside unions, they are demanding that they are finally given the rights and respect they deserve. Sophie K Rosa reports.

The Deaths of Gig Workers Are Not Freak Incidents, but the Result of a Brutal Business Model

Phil Jones

Homeless drivers, fatal crashes, suicides and other violent incidents are now the norm in the so-called gig economy. But with a government that cares precious little about labour rights, workers themselves will have to take up the fight for themselves, writes Phil Jones.

Please Keep to the Right: the Politics of Rushing

Annie Lord

As cases of "pedestrian road rage" are reported with increasing frequency, Annie Lord explores the rise of the aggressive commuter.

Taxi for Uber? It’s Time for London to Take Control of Transport

Nathan Akehurst

While Uber has ridden roughshod over regulators and unions for years, Transport for London's licence revocation puts thousands of jobs at risk. We need to stand up to Uber, but is there room for a solution which benefits drivers and passengers in the long term?

Long Read: Sexual Assault and Public Apathy on London Public Transport

Ruth Ehrlich

Sunday Long Read: A recent viral video encouraged people to report sexual assault on public transport, but this personal account shows the systems in place to tackle the problem are not working. Content warning.

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Report: ‘Free Money’: Executives at Failing Train Company Joke About Making Money at the Taxpayer’s Expense

Polly Smythe

Opinion: Finnish Trains Are What the UK Could Have If It Gave a Shit

Rivkah Brown

Analysis: Polls Show Most Londoners Back Ulez, So Politicians Can Untwist Their Knickers

Ell Folan

Analysis: Who Counts As A Cyclist In London?

Moya Lothian-McLean

Feature: Northern Irish People Can’t Come Home For Christmas

Róisín Lanigan

Report: Campaigners Say Germany’s €49 Public Transport Ticket Doesn’t Go Far Enough

Jack McGovan

Long Read: The Next World War Could Be Over the Arctic

James Meadway

Opinion: Stop Using Disabled People As an Excuse Not to Ban Cars in Cities

Charlie Hertzog Young

Opinion: A Few New Bus Lanes Won’t ‘Level Up’ the UK – But Upping the Minimum Wage Might

Ell Folan

Analysis: Is China the World’s Worst Climate Culprit?

Aaron Bastani

Opinion: I Have Mixed Feelings About South London’s New Tube Stations

Aydin Dikerdem

Report: ‘You’re Just Another Number’: Bus Drivers Are Dying From Covid-19

Sophie K Rosa

The Deaths of Gig Workers Are Not Freak Incidents, but the Result of a Brutal Business Model

Phil Jones

Please Keep to the Right: the Politics of Rushing

Annie Lord

Taxi for Uber? It’s Time for London to Take Control of Transport

Nathan Akehurst

Long Read: Sexual Assault and Public Apathy on London Public Transport

Ruth Ehrlich

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Tag: transport

Report: ‘Free Money’: Executives at Failing Train Company Joke About Making Money at the Taxpayer’s Expense

Polly Smythe

Opinion: Finnish Trains Are What the UK Could Have If It Gave a Shit

Rivkah Brown

Analysis: Polls Show Most Londoners Back Ulez, So Politicians Can Untwist Their Knickers

Ell Folan

Analysis: Who Counts As A Cyclist In London?

Moya Lothian-McLean

Feature: Northern Irish People Can’t Come Home For Christmas

Róisín Lanigan

Report: Campaigners Say Germany’s €49 Public Transport Ticket Doesn’t Go Far Enough

Jack McGovan

Long Read: The Next World War Could Be Over the Arctic

James Meadway

Opinion: Stop Using Disabled People As an Excuse Not to Ban Cars in Cities

Charlie Hertzog Young

Opinion: A Few New Bus Lanes Won’t ‘Level Up’ the UK – But Upping the Minimum Wage Might

Ell Folan

Analysis: Is China the World’s Worst Climate Culprit?

Aaron Bastani

Opinion: I Have Mixed Feelings About South London’s New Tube Stations

Aydin Dikerdem

Report: ‘You’re Just Another Number’: Bus Drivers Are Dying From Covid-19

Sophie K Rosa

The Deaths of Gig Workers Are Not Freak Incidents, but the Result of a Brutal Business Model

Phil Jones

Please Keep to the Right: the Politics of Rushing

Annie Lord

Taxi for Uber? It’s Time for London to Take Control of Transport

Nathan Akehurst

Long Read: Sexual Assault and Public Apathy on London Public Transport

Ruth Ehrlich

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