Villiers’ transport vision may offer little progress

Transport economist John Siraut comments on Theresa Villier’s speech to the Conservative Party conference

john siraut is an associate director and economist and policy advisor at Colin Buchanan, a leading UK-based transport, planning, urban design and economics consultancy. Siraut has worked on the economic impact of Crossrail, many of the proposed and delivered tram schemes; advised on rail franchise bids and the Greater London Authority on their investigations on public transport fares and bus services in the capital.

john siraut is an associate director and economist and policy advisor at Colin Buchanan, a leading UK-based transport, planning, urban design and economics consultancy. Siraut has worked on the economic impact of Crossrail, many of the proposed and delivered tram schemes; advised on rail franchise bids and the Greater London Authority on their investigations on public transport fares and bus services in the capital.

Theresa Villiers used her conference speech to attack speed cameras

Theresa Villiers used her conference speech to attack speed cameras

According to some commentators, the Conservative Party are a shoe-in for next year’s general election - although they also said that Hilary Clinton was a dead cert for the Democratic Party nomination and we all know what happened there.

With this in mind, this month’s Conservative Party conference in Manchester was followed with some interest. How would Theresa Villiers, the shadow transport secretary, address the country’s major transport issues?

Transport in the UK has been...