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The product of the railways is the timetable
A railway moves people around, not trains
Sep 26, 2025 • Benedict Springbett
The government needs an infrastructure plan
Building homes without new roads and railways is a recipe for disaster
Published on Baldwin • Dec 19, 2025
We’re getting worried about Great British Railways
Nationalisation can work, but the Government isn’t doing it right
Published on Catching Mice • Dec 4, 2025
Links for November
PhDs, Princess Diana, and Progress.
Dec 3, 2025 • Benedict Springbett
Don’t crush the NIMBYs
We are not Margaret Thatcher. And the NIMBYs are not the unions.
Nov 20, 2025 • Benedict Springbett
Should we subsidise railways?
The Swiss, once again, have the answer
Nov 12, 2025 • Benedict Springbett
Links for October
Cities in California, Coronations in Africa, and Jimmy Carr in Arabia
Nov 5, 2025 • Benedict Springbett
A nuisance at the Bar
Pubs, cricket, and the subtle logic of the law of nuisance
Nov 3, 2025 • Benedict Springbett
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