4/3 Great British Railways Bill analysed plus cycling for deprived communities
About this episode
The episode analyzes the Great British Railways Bill and discusses cycling access for deprived communities with Chris Boardman CBE.
With the UK Government publishing its much anticipated Railways Bill, Christian and co-presenter Mark Walker analyse what the legislation says about Labour's intentions for industry reforms and anticipate where controversy will flourish [1:10]. Christian meets Olympic and World championship legend Chris Boardman CBE at the launch of a pamphlet promoting access to cycling for people in deprived communities [25:40]. In his final thought from the departure lounge, Christian applauds the railway personnel, emergency services and health professionals who responded so magnificently to the incident at Huntingdon [33:04].
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