Christian Wolmar

Articles by Christian Wolmar

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In place of strife

  • 21 January 2002

The Chosen City Nicholas Schoon Spon Press, 370pp, £18.99 ISBN 0415258022 Future Transport in Cities Brian Richards Spon Press, 162pp, £24.99

Tracks of our tears

  • 30 April 2001

The Crash That Stopped Britain Ian Jack Granta, 96pp, £4.99 ISBN 1862074682

Is nationalisation really the answer?

  • 25 December 2000

Taking the railways back into public ownership is no longer just a trade union dream. But the obstacles are daunting

Did someone mention the N-word?

  • 30 October 2000

The way the railways are owned encourages accidents, but don't expect much to change, writes Christian Wolmar

Driving back to happiness

  • 05 June 2000

Thanks to the arrival of a "roads man" as transport minister, bypasses and motorway widening schemes are back on the agenda

Ken-proof, yes, but a powerful symbol on the world stage

  • 10 April 2000

The mayor's ability to make changes in local government is limited. But his political clout will be hard to resist

Time travel

  • 17 January 2000

Railways and the Victorian Imagination Michael Freeman Yale University Press, 272pp, £25 ISBN 0300079702

The transport row: who is to blame?

  • 19 July 1999

Christian Wolmar goes behind the scenes of the Blair-Prescott split and argues that, if cars are to be curbed, drivers need something in return

Paranoid Prescott

  • 02 April 1999

Dustbingate! Ian Newton with Nathan Williams Vision Paperbacks, 186pp, £9.99

Prescott kicks butt on transport

  • 19 February 1999

The Deputy PM is furious at the rail companies' performance. But if he wants real improvement, advises Christian Wolmar, he must think long term

Facebook’s $1.6bn woman

Sheryl Sandberg: Facebook’s $1.6bn woman

A witch-hunt?

A witch-hunt against the Sun?

Osborne's woes

Osborne hoisted with his own petard

Marr's monarchism

Enough of this royal deference

The interview

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

On Syria

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

The interview

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

GOP race so far

Infographic: Republican primary race 2012
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