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A blog for my thoughts on transport mostly as well as politics and life more broadly

What you will get: Transport

What you might get: Bordeaux, AFC Wimbledon, cats, politics, wine, Birmingham, cities

And finally, respect to Claire (Mrs B) and Camille (little Miss B)

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  • AFC Wimbledon (12)
  • aviation (8)
  • Birmingham (51)
  • Birmingham Mayor (15)
  • Bordeaux (1)
  • Buses (9)
  • Cats (1)
  • Cities (60)
  • High Speed Rail (48)
  • London (39)
  • Mobility as a Service (8)
  • Politics (81)
  • Rail (69)
  • Random Thoughts (58)
  • Transport (107)
  • Uncategorized (5)

My latest tweets

  • RT @njak_100: Alarming that this piece considers the Net Zero challenge in transport to begin and end with electric cars 😳 6 hours ago
  • RT @JMPSimor: If @DailyMailUK has a “paid for partnership” with the British Government - as it says it does - we need to know how much it’s… 7 hours ago
  • RT @cmajrail: Germany looking to force the pace on railway electrification, raising the electrified proportion of its network from 61% to 7… 7 hours ago
  • RT @mountain_ghosts: yes well covid would say that https://t.co/IPVFB8HeiU 7 hours ago
  • RT @katietarrant98: Only half the Grenfell Recovery Fund is actually spent on survivors and the bereaved, and even then they described what… 7 hours ago
  • RT @davidschneider: Reminder for media: It's not Boris, it's Boris Johnson Not cronyism, it’s corruption Not a government that “did ever… 7 hours ago
  • RT @joncstone: Tory London assembly member kicks up a fuss about TfL polling residents to ask whether they support new cycle lanes - cyclin… 8 hours ago
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Politics, Rail, Transport

Enabling accelerated research, development and innovation in rail

It has been hugely satisfying to be able to play a part in developing and finally launching the UK Rail … Continue reading Enabling accelerated research, development and innovation in rail

Birmingham, London, Politics, Rail, Random Thoughts, Transport

Can we have less interesting times now?

I have heard that famous curse being quoted with increasing frequency over the last few months… ‘may you live in … Continue reading Can we have less interesting times now?

Buses, Cities, High Speed Rail, Politics, Rail, Random Thoughts, Transport

Many elections, not so much transport policy

Following the local and mayoral elections we now have a month until the General Election.  Given the amount of Brexit … Continue reading Many elections, not so much transport policy

Birmingham, Cities, Politics, Transport

Talking skills and infrastructure

There is a super write up on The Guardian website of an event held in Birmingham a couple of weeks … Continue reading Talking skills and infrastructure

Cities, Mobility as a Service, Politics, Transport

Multimodality and innovation: the real value of Mobility as a Service

The increasing interest in the principles of Mobility as a Service is a hugely exciting prospect in the seemingly-neverending quest … Continue reading Multimodality and innovation: the real value of Mobility as a Service

Birmingham, Cities, High Speed Rail, Politics, Rail, Random Thoughts, Transport

It’s all happening in Birmingham

Conscious that I have not been writing on here for a while (due to starting my new job!) I have … Continue reading It’s all happening in Birmingham

Birmingham, Cities, Politics, Random Thoughts

‘Devo Manc’, is devolution now happening?

News appears this morning form Manchester that the Greater Manchester Combined Authority and Central Government are well on track to … Continue reading ‘Devo Manc’, is devolution now happening?

Birmingham, Cities, Politics, Random Thoughts, Transport

Integrated Transport (or Mobility Opportunities) Part 1

I took part in an interesting discussion yesterday with other West Midlands transport types, one part of this discussion focused … Continue reading Integrated Transport (or Mobility Opportunities) Part 1

Cities, Politics, Random Thoughts, Transport

Cycling, what you need to know

I know of Dr Rachel Aldred in the transport world and as one of the other 5 UK transport tweeters named in … Continue reading Cycling, what you need to know

Birmingham, Cities, Politics, Transport

More on devolution (and transport!)

I wrote my first piece for the most excellent Chamberlain Files this week, reflecting on Mary Creagh’s speech at the Labour … Continue reading More on devolution (and transport!)

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