Swindon Council has announced that it is updating its Transport Strategy. It explains how in a document entitled “Towards an … More
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A Municipal Bus Service or “a fully commercial” service? 2
Doanload a PDF of this article here buses When Swindon Council ended the leg of the journey of the No … More
A Municipal Bus Service or a “fully commercial service”?
This is a letter to the Swindon Advertiser, not yet published. A Municipal Bus Service or a “fully commercial service”? … More
Unemployment – the coalition government fiddles the figures
Economists have been somewhat bemused at the number of jobs increasing in a recession. Whilst the move away from full-time … More
A Municipal Bus Service or “a fully commercial service”?
This is a letter to the Swindon Advertiser A Municipal Bus Service or a “fully commercial service”? In Keith Williams … More
“One Nation Labour” – New Labour-lite with a touch of Disraeli
Before his recent conference speech Ed Miliband had talked about “going beyond” New Labour, but who could have imagined he … More
Defending ‘secure tenancies’ against the New Victorians
Time to wake up to the implications of ‘flexible’ tenancies and means tested ‘social housing’ (You can download a PDF … More
Barclay’s – “clean in principle” but parasitic in nature
As has been widely reported in the media Barclay’s has been fined £290 million for trying to rig the LIBOR … More
Shapps praises less “affordable homes” building as a great success for the government!
Last Tuesday’s publication of national housing statistics provided a phenomenal vindication of the coalition government’s housing strategy. It must be … More
‘Pay to stay’ : why we should oppose turning ‘social housing’ into means tested housing
The coalition government has just published a consultation document on a proposal to introduce increased rent for ‘high earners’ who … More
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