Christian Wolmar

Articles by Christian Wolmar

Results 1 to 10 of 20

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

Green heroes

The top ten

20 green heroes and villains: Heroes

Green villains

The top ten

20 green heroes and villains: Villains

Bjorn Lomborg

Cloud control

Cloud control

Interview

Omar Bin Laden

The NS Interview: Omar Bin Laden

What if...

Hugh Gaitskell lived

What if... Hugh Gaitskell had lived

James Macintyre

Brown at war

Like it or not, Brown’s a war leader

Will Self

On brands

We’re all with the brand

Film review

A Serious Man

A Serious Man (15)

Vote!

Will Baroness Ashton be an effective EU foreign minister?

Suggest a question

View comments

© New Statesman 1913 – 2009

Tracker