Stop Press. Written statement to Parliament, 16 July 2020 Transport update: construction of new carriageway for A303 between Amesbury and Berwick Down in Wiltshire. From: Department for Transport Following notification of a recent archaeological find within the World Heritage Site, the deadline for the decision is to be further extended to 13 November 2020 (an extension… Continue reading
The unbeatable cricket record? – Bradman’s 300 in a day in the Leeds Test Match
On July 11th, 1930, at the Headingley ground in Leeds, Donald Bradman became the first and only batsmen to score 300 in a day in a Test Match. It was at the time the highest score by a Test batsmen – he was out the next day for 334. His score included the fastest ever… Continue reading →
How Danny Boy struck a late night Olympic chord in Turkey
One of my most magical musical moments was at, of all places, Dalaman Airport in Turkey at around 11 pm on the night of Friday, 27 July 2012 – (clue – 2100 BST, UK). Our flight was about to be called, but we were suddenly aware of the sweetest sound I’ve ever heard in an… Continue reading →
Post lockdown travel has to be built around the train
June, 2020. The Department for Transport (DfT) released its plan to “decarbonize” UK transport on March 26 this year. Secretary of State for Transport Grant Shapps said that “public transport and active travel will be the natural first choice for our daily activities” and that “we will use our cars less.” Three days earlier, on… Continue reading →
Call for £6,000 grants to encourage electric vehicle sales
June 5th, 2020 Liberal Democrat leadership candidate Layla Moran called on the Government (June 4th, 2020) to offer grants of up to £6,000 to encourage drivers to buy electric cars, as part of a green bailout of the UK’s automotive industry to counter the impact of Covid-19. Under the Oxford West and Abingdon MP’s plan,… Continue reading →
Riding the red hydrogen London bus to Tower Hill
This piece, by Gareth Huw Davies, first appeared in the Sunday Times, September 2006. There is a precedent for bus routes in London that come to represent something rather important. So just as the Clapham omnibus, and its right-thinking passenger, has entered the language as a measure of common sense, could the more prosaically named… Continue reading →