Why Germany is stuck in the slow lane
Published by UnHerd (19th October , 2024) The three-piece band was doing its best to lift spirits with relentlessly upbeat... Read Full Article
War is no excuse for poor service
Published by The Mail on Sunday (December 11th, 2022) The arrival of the first Ukrainian train in Kherson last month,... Read Full Article
A symbol of corrosive failure
Published by The i paper (11th February, 2019) Flying home on Saturday night from Denmark after reporting on another European... Read Full Article
Whoops – there go the railways, says Westminster’s answer to Mr Bean
Published by The Guardian (20th September, 2018) Imagine you were running a business and one of your senior managers left... Read Full Article
Senseless fines driving rail passengers round the bend
Published by The Times (2nd November, 2017) I went to Hull and back earlier this month. My trip was for... Read Full Article
The profit motive can protect the public
Published by The Daily Telegraph (20th June, 2017) A few years back I boarded a flight from Djibouti to Somaliland.... Read Full Article
The fat city that declared war on obesity
Published by Mosaic (13th October, 2015) & The Atlantic (14th October, 2015) When Velveth Monterroso arrived in the USA from her... Read Full Article
Forget the nostalgia for British Rail – our trains are better than ever
Published in The Guardian (August 16th, 2013) There is a weary predictability to the political choreography. Once again, it’s revealed,... Read Full Article