Richard Wellings
@richardwellings
Libertarian economist. Editor of A Beginner's Guide to Liberty and author of three reports on HS2.
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https://transportwatch.wordpress.com/ 03-09-2009 15:27:40
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As part of the climate lockdowns agenda, they're conditioning young people to use public transport rather than private cars, which in turn will severely restrict their mobility. This is also why they've made driving tests more difficult and expensive. rochdaleonline.co.uk/news-features/…
They're going to impose punitive road tolls on top of fuel duty, road tax and other charges. This is key to their plan to restrict mobility by making it hyper expensive to move around - increasingly trapping people in tightly controlled 15-minute cities. independent.co.uk/travel/news-an…
A lot of MPs don't grasp that rail is poorly suited to areas with low population densities, like this part of the Pennines. Travellers have to get to the station before taking the train, so it's usually far quicker to use a car for the whole trip. lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/24565807.…