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As promised, we bring you full details of the new Prime Minister’s ministerial appointments and initial actions. It has certainly been a busy couple of weeks for high-level political developments, some of which will directly impact on transport. Heidi Alexander remains as Transport Secretary, with most of her team, but there are significant new approaches being followed on governance and underlying principles driving Andy Burnham’s new administration, which we explore in detail. Some of these relate to the creation of the new No 10 North, and powerful new framework for decision-making and the role in that of former Transport Secretary, Louise Haigh, now the Prime Minister’s effective number two.
Ahead of the summer break, a number of important annual reports have been issued from the Department for Transport and other public bodies, which we review and analyse. There are also interesting developments relating to road schemes, bus services, Active Travel and air quality, and more specifically the control of vehicle pollution both in respect of carbon and other adverse impacts. We have more news of transport policy developments in Wales, and local strategy developments from around England, including progress with bus franchising.
In the field of transport analysis, we have an update on Keith Buchan’s proposal for an independent review of the DfT’s new Appraisal, Modelling and Evaluation Strategy (AMES), and also explore the Department’s newly-released agenda for research to address its priority concerns in policy development. Meanwhile, Colin Black looks at progress on agreeing consistent planning policy guidance for transport and development.
Our expert columnist in this issue is Graham James, who provides a wide-ranging overview of how uncertainty should be treated within transport decision-making, raising a number of issues which he believes deserve greater professional discussion.
In his Editorial Opinion, Peter Stonham reflects on the early signals from Andy Burnham on his priorities and the underlying philosophy which will drive his premiership. He senses an new style of politics and potential approaches to problem solving.
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