4/4 Budget unbundled plus where next for walking, wheeling and cycling?

About this episode

Christian and Mark discuss the UK Chancellor's Budget and the future of walking and cycling in England.

Christian and co-presenter Mark Walker discuss the full range of transport-related items in the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer's Budget statement issued on 26 November 2025 [1:38]. With the UK Department for Transport consulting on England's walking, wheeling and cycling strategy, Christian explores with leading writer in the field Laura Laker whether the thinking is ambitious enough [26:02]. In his final thought from the departure lounge, Christian draws lessons from the fiasco of the Manchester to London ghost train [47:20]. Find 'Calling All Stations - the transport podcast' on social media channels here: X (formerly Twitter) - https://x.com/AllStationsPod Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/Calling_all_Stations_podcast/ Threads - https://www.threads.net/@calling_all_stations_podcast Facebook - https://m.facebook.com/p/Calling-All-Stations-The-Transport-Podcast-61551736964201/ Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/callingallstations.bsky.social

People in this episode

Hosts: Christian Wolmar, Mark Walker

Guest: Laura Laker

Topics covered

• UK Budget
• transport strategy
• walking
• cycling
• transport commentary

Keywords

• UK Budget
• transport
• walking strategy
• cycling strategy
• Christian Wolmar

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: UK Department for Transport

Places: UK

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