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Stephen Bush on the Politics of Transport

Stephen Bush on the Politics of Transport

Update: 2025-05-14
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Stephen Bush, Associate Editor at the Financial Times, is one of the few political journalists who truly gets transport policy.

In this episode, we talk about why transport matters far more to economic productivity than politicians realise, why ambition in major infrastructure projects has declined since the financial crisis and why simply nationalising services won't fix public transport.

Stephen also shares insights on why London’s success is the exception not the rule (and how its future success is not guaranteed) and we discuss whether a mayor of a major British city (Greater Manchester, for example) could become Prime Minister.

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Stephen Bush on the Politics of Transport

Stephen Bush on the Politics of Transport

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