Christian Wolmar

Articles by Christian Wolmar

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Time to get back on track

  • 10 January 2008

Observation on the destruction wrought by John Major's privatisation of our railways

London Special - Congestion

  • 05 March 2007
  • 2 comments

The capital has led the way on road pricing with the congestion charge and, despite the doomsayers, the scheme is acknowledged as a great success. Christian Wolmar calls on national government to show similar courage and leadership.

Unions stuck in history's sidings

  • 23 January 2006

Observations on rail

Late arrival

  • 10 October 2005

Railwaywomen: exploitation, betrayal and triumph in the workplace Helena Wojtczak Hastings Press, 375pp, £30 ISBN 1904109047

Overworked and underpaid

  • 05 July 2004

The millions of passengers place a huge burden on London's public transport system, which is crippled by a lack of both funds and co-ordination

Carry on charging

  • 04 August 2003

Observations on transport

Stop: wrong PM on the line

  • 10 February 2003

Tony Blair regards transport as a second-division area, and it shows. But it could still turn out to be the subject that brings down the government

Armageddon approaches

  • 20 January 2003

Observations on the congestion charge

The O-zone

  • 06 January 2003

Inside Out: a memoir of entering and breaking out of a Minneapolis political cult Alexandra Stein North Star Press, 368pp, £12.99 (from Central Books, 99 Wallis Road, London E9 5LN; orders@centralbooks.com)

Byers market

  • 08 April 2002

Transport crisis - Save the present Transport Secretary. He may be the best hope for the future

The interview

Preview: Ken Livingstone: “The world is run by monsters”

The interview

Preview: Boris Johnson: “I’ll tell you what makes me angry – lefty crap”

On Syria

Intervention in Syria won’t work, so how do we stop Assad?

GOP race so far

Infographic: Republican primary race 2012

Mind your B-sides

Mind your B-sides

Time to rethink

Time to rethink, not reassure

Who minds?

Latter Day Taint?

Alistair Darling

Alistair Darling, the Miliband dilemma and what the party must do next
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