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Norman Baker MP writes… Helping people make smarter transport choices

Transport accounts for around a quarter of the UK’s emissions, but people want to travel and they want to travel further and more often. Good transport infrastructure is also essential to a well-functioning economy, so how do we square the circle?

The Lib Dem approach is to say that it isn’t about choosing between growth and carbon reduction: it’s about reducing carbon emissions from transport. That’s why the Lib Dems in Government are overseeing the of spending £2.4bn on transport improvements; the biggest rail expansion programme since Victorian times; electrification of over 800 miles of railway compared to the 9 miles …

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  • Hywel
    Also whatever you think of this proposal, for the Lib Dems to set policy positions based on not getting attacked by the Telegraph for wanting closer integration...
  • Hywel
    This seems to be (according to BBC news) the source document. Though in that case why it isn't linked in the party website article I'm not sure https://bestfo...
  • Tristan Ward
    @Jack "It will take the Telegraph 5 minutes to claim that we are advocating closer EU alignment in order to help the already comfortable" Great. Telegrap...
  • Hywel
    It's a poor policy on a number of fronts 1) The costing side is at best a little vague (IFS say this will be a lot more than £17bn and Reform cost it as hig...
  • Peter Davies
    @Expats. No he didn't have conference approval for that either....