TfL launches fresh crackdown on fare evasion with new measures April 30, 2025 Transport for London (TfL) plans to expand its team of investigators as part of a suite of new measures to crack down on fare evasion. London’s transport body is aiming to halve fare evasion across all its services, which costs hundreds of millions each year, to 1.5 per cent or less by 2030. The rate [...]
The Debate: Should London bid for the 2040 Olympic Games? April 30, 2025 Should London really put in a bid for the 2040 Olympics? We get two experts to hash it out in this week's Debate.
Virgin Atlantic boss slams Heathrow chief for dozing during fire April 28, 2025 A decision by the head of Heathrow Airport to go to bed during last month’s substation fire was “questionable,” the chief executive of one of its main airlines has said. In an interview with the Telegraph, Virgin Atlantic boss Shai Weiss said the behaviour of Thomas Woldbye was not that expected of a chief executive. [...]
Why there’s still plenty to cheer about in the City of London April 28, 2025 Forget the doomsayers, there's still plenty to cheer about here in the City of London, writes Chris Hayward.
Labour’s EV and heat pump push is paving a path to bankruptcy April 26, 2025 Labour's push for EVs and heat pumps fail to account for a crucial detail - reality, says the IEA's Matthew Bowles.
Branson-backed bike sharing firm Beryl more than doubles losses April 24, 2025 Losses at Beryl, a bike sharing company backed by two of Sir Richard Branson’s children, have more than doubled despite an uptick in its turnover. In accounts filed almost four months late with Companies House, the business has posted a pre-tax loss of £7.5m for the 12 months to 31 March, 2024. That total compares [...]
More airlines flying from Gatwick than ever before as long-haul drive continues April 24, 2025 More airlines flew from London Gatwick Airport than ever before last year as the Sussex hub continues to drive expansion of its long-haul offering. Chief executive Stewart Wingate said the UK’s second biggest airport was “well positioned” to grow its connections further but reiterated concern over capacity constraints. A decision on Gatwick’s plan for a [...]
Black cabs stand ready to compete with Uber, but not in a race to the bottom April 24, 2025 The London tax trade is a rigged market where app-based operators have enjoyed years of political indulgence while black cabs are subjected to an ever-tougher regulatory environment, says Mark White James Ford’s recent City AM column – ‘The London taxi trade is dying – and it’s not Uber’s fault’ – is less a diagnosis than [...]
Don’t abolish the Mayor, just get rid of Sadiq Khan April 24, 2025 The problem facing London is not the institution of the Mayor or the London Assembly that scrutinises him – it’s the incumbent, Sadiq Khan, says Neil Garratt Tony Lodge’s recent article in City AM questioning the value of London’s Mayoralty after 25 years provokes an important debate, but reaches the wrong conclusion. The problem facing [...]
If the ONS can’t measure productivity, how are we meant to improve it? April 23, 2025 The ONS's shortcomings are far from trivial, its bad maths is holding back the UK economy, writes Paul Ormerod.