Britain
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How Keir Starmer’s woes echo Thatcher’s grim opening years
This is a bleak midwinter for Keir Starmer’s Labour government. Elected by a landslide just six…
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AI regulation: a lesson from 200 years of railway history
A mighty transatlantic battle is in prospect over how to regulate artificial intelligence (AI). Donald Trump’s…
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Why London’s rail termini are so far from the centre
If you’ve arrived at London’s Kings Cross station in the rush hour only to endure a…
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Cycling into 2025
New year is the time I look back on the cycling year just passed, and anticipate…
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Tips on completing the Rapha Festive 500
Prologue: my Festive 500 low point This was the moment when I cursed my decision to…
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Fifty years ago: second election in a year
Fifty years ago today, I broke the light in the loft of our Cardiff home. I…
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To Dublin by rail and sea
For the first time in 28 years, I’ve travelled to Ireland by train and ferry. It…
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Remembering Herman Ouseley
I was sad to hear that Herman Ouseley had died. The news took me back to…
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The end of coal power in Britain
The coal age in Britain is over. The country’s last coal-powered power station closed yesterday, marking…
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Lost lanes: cycling through 800 years of history
I’ve been dreaming of cycling across mysterious Romney Marsh to historic Rye for years. The inspiration…