Labour's Transport Record: ‘They tried too much'

David Leeder, Vice-chair, Commission for Integrated Transport

David Leeder, Vice-chair, Commission for Integrated Transport

They tried to do too much and as a result achieved too little. More time should have been spent prioritising objectives before the tidal wave of cash was released. Local authorities and the devolved assemblies received truck-loads of ‘free money’ from Westminster to pursue high cost, low impact capital projects and got away with ducking unpopular demand management policies.

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