Tag Archives: TfL

Cuts – the usual suspects

Posted on 18th October 2022 by Martin Cassini

Radio 4’s PM wheels on various guests about possible spending cuts. Yesterday it was Mel Stride MP and Paul Johnson of the IFS. Today it was Paul Scully, Minister for local govt. “Where there is any fat,” asks Evan Davis, … Continue reading →

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The air we breathe and state ignorance

Posted on 27th July 2022 by Martin Cassini

As if we didn’t already know, the government-funded Committee on the Medical Effects of Air Pollutants has reported a definite link between exhaust emissions and the rise in dementia.    No doubt there will be calls to ban cars, and higher … Continue reading →

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Poor TfL?

Posted on 16th May 2020 by Martin Cassini

TfL is getting a £1.9bn bail-out because revenue from fares and the congestion charge have collapsed. When I last looked, TfL’s budget was over £5bn a year, with 100 managers on salaries of over £100,000, with BUPA and generous pension … Continue reading →

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More policy inanity

Posted on 18th January 2020 by Martin Cassini

The congestion charge exemption for sub-75 g/km vehicles ends in Oct 2021, and from 2025, zero emissions cars will lose their exemption too. Sadiq Khan’s rationale? Traffic pollution damages health and development. We know that. But zero emissions cars emit … Continue reading →

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The point of Poynton

Posted on 21st May 2011 by Martin Cassini

Traffic control produces congestion, pollutes the planet, kills the joy, sucks tens of billions from the public purse, makes roads dangerous, and yes, kills children. Spontaneous lights-out-of-action events and lights-off trials show that humans are more than capable of negotiating … Continue reading →

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