Tag Archives: Labour

Will Lib Dem support for Nationwide Road Pricing win votes – or be a crucial clanger for Clegg?

Spotting a significant difference between the key proposals for transport by the three main UK political parties is, as far as I can see, close to a needle in haystack hunt. But there is one difference above all that could be a key factor in ending the ‘I agree with Nick’ craze that kicked off [...]

Record depths reached in push to be Britain’s top ‘Robber Baron’, just another cut in ‘free’ parking, or could this be good news for bike parking tax opponents?…

I am rarely surprised by the depths that a desperate politician will plunge to, while trying to justify action that stinks. In my experience this often happens when a plan for a government move is being pushed that is nothing more than state backed extortion or highway robbery – and that looks to most law [...]

Top Conservative councils head in opposite directions to pioneer the new ‘right’ way to go with parking charges

Two of the top ranked Conservative councils in Britain are blazing trails in opposite directions by developing radical new approaches to parking in the Capital. One way to go, currently on trial in Westminster, has triggered rising waves of objections and protest. The other has triggered an outburst of support from local businesses and cross-party [...]

Manchester can lead the C-Charge way but does falling traffic make it right to be cynical about Road Pricing scheme value?

Conflict escalates between key advocates and opponents of Manchester’s C-Charge as D-Day looms for the plan and the last salvos fly from heavyweight letter writing brigades. The pro corner are espousing a ‘yes’ vote to the TIF proposals in the Guardian. They say this will deliver a “state-of-the-art transport system, help to tackle congestion, climate [...]