A new report shown that the number of passengers who think their train ticket offers value for money has sunk to an all-time low, and research from the Liberal Democrats shows that British rail fares are the most expensive in Europe.
Tony Blair's government has become arrogant and does not take fighting sleaze seriously enough, former West Bromwich West MP and Commons Speaker Betty Boothroyd has said.
West End LibDem Councillor Fraser Macpherson has today (Monday 12th June) issued his June 2006 update to the West End Community Council.
Passenger Focus' National Passenger Survey results show that despite national satisfaction with the overall journey remaining high, rail passengers are increasingly disappointed with the value for money for the price of their ticket.
In a letter to local newspapers, Stephen Robinson has criticised the proposals for housing development (reported in the papers in recent weeks) for not placing sustainability at their heart. Stephen explained that the Liberal Democrats oppose these proposals because they fail to address public transport needs properly. Stephen said:
Chancellor Gordon Brown has given a clear signal that he supports the building of new nuclear power stations. In an article in the Times, he said the government was set to demonstrate its flexibility in key policy areas such as energy - "including new nuclear". The government's energy review is due by the end of July but Tony Blair has already said he favours new plants. The anti-nuclear lobby and some Labour MPs had hoped the expected next Labour leader would take a different view. In recent weeks, Mr Blair has made it clear that he sees new nuclear power stations as part of a mix to fill the gap which will be left when the current sites come to the end of their lives. The Liberal Democrats have already voiced their opposition to new stations.