I see that, once again, an article published by Transit magazine makes reference to Mrs Thatcher’s alleged remarks about the man who uses a bus after the age of 26 being a failure. It’s a quite a good joke, if a little worn. I have heard several ministers in the current Government use it (as [...]

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There are a number of reasons why Boris Johnson’s policy for buses in London is wrong. In particular, as he now appears to have acknowledged, his advisers’ costing of £8m for the replacement of London’s fleet of 340 articulated buses by a “21st century Routemaster” was wildly inaccurate. This was borne in on us when [...]

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