The truth about local elections and public transport | #Railnatter 307
About this episode
The episode explores the relationship between local elections and public transport with candidates discussing their impact on transport policy.
Westminster has always infantilised local elections, but local authorities are the most persistent interface between our lives and the functioning state, and this is absolutely true when it comes to transport.In this "local" election special, we'll dig into this relationship, talking with Nathan Goldup-John, first candidate in Brycheiniog Tawe Nedd and Charlotte Husnjak, second candidate in Caerdydd Ffynnon Taf, to explore the relationship between local and devolved government and the scale of their ability to change how transport works for you.Support #Railnatter at https://patreon.com/garethdennis. Merch at https://merch.railnatter.uk. Join in the discussion at https://discord.railnatter.uk. You can also buy my book #HowTheRailwaysWillFixTheFuture: https://bit.ly/HowTheRailways
People in this episode
Host: Gareth Dennis
Guests: Nathan Goldup-John, Charlotte Husnjak
Topics covered
- local elections
- public transport
- local government
- devolved government
- transport policy
Keywords
- local elections
- public transport
- local authorities
- devolved government
- transport change
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Westminster, #Railnatter
Books & works: #HowTheRailwaysWillFixTheFuture
Places: Brycheiniog Tawe Nedd, Caerdydd Ffynnon Taf
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