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The remarkable story of Fare Dodgers’ Liberation Front and their fight for free public transport
10Foot Takeover

The remarkable story of Fare Dodgers’ Liberation Front and their fight for free public transport

A short-lived protest group, the Fare Dodgers’ Liberation Front, campaigned for free transport for all

Brits pay way more for housing, transport and alcohol than our European neighbours – here’s why
Cost of living

Brits pay way more for housing, transport and alcohol than our European neighbours – here’s why

Brits pay 44% more for housing, 26% more for transport and 53% more for booze than other major countries assessed by the OECD

Getting to the great outdoors by public transport is easier and more enjoyable than you think
Travel

Getting to the great outdoors by public transport is easier and more enjoyable than you think

By using public transport, tourists can spare themselves a lot of grief and explore areas of natural beauty in a stress-free way

Pride or safety? This is the reality of being LGBTQ+ on public transport  
Kristian Jackson

Pride or safety? This is the reality of being LGBTQ+ on public transport  

The Routemaster bus is 70 – but its enduring appeal is timeless
Transport

The Routemaster bus is 70 – but its enduring appeal is timeless

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Letters: I’m a pensioner and I agree with cutting winter fuel payments – I don’t need it
Letters

Letters: I’m a pensioner and I agree with cutting winter fuel payments – I don’t need it

When it comes to public transport, we’re still travelling in the wrong direction
Steven MacKenzie

When it comes to public transport, we’re still travelling in the wrong direction

Scottish government ends free bus travel for asylum seekers: ‘Disappointing and devastating’
Social Justice

Scottish government ends free bus travel for asylum seekers: ‘Disappointing and devastating’

Free bus travel could lift young people out of poverty and unpick cost of living crisis. Here’s how
General election 2024

Free bus travel could lift young people out of poverty and unpick cost of living crisis. Here’s how

Palestine, renting and child poverty: What is – and isn’t – in Labour’s general election manifesto
Politics

Palestine, renting and child poverty: What is – and isn’t – in Labour’s general election manifesto

UK’s top 0.1% earners emit 22 times more transport greenhouse gases than low income households
Climate change

UK’s top 0.1% earners emit 22 times more transport greenhouse gases than low income households

Rolling driver walkouts and crippling shut downs: Will the Tube and train strikes ever end?
Rail strikes

Rolling driver walkouts and crippling shut downs: Will the Tube and train strikes ever end?

‘Silent war on bus users’: Bus routes outside London cut by up to 80% since 2008
Transport

‘Silent war on bus users’: Bus routes outside London cut by up to 80% since 2008

‘We need the freedom to travel’: Disabled people fear train ticket office closures will leave them stranded
Disability rights

‘We need the freedom to travel’: Disabled people fear train ticket office closures will leave them stranded

28 inspiring campaigns and campaigners to make you believe change can be won in 2023
Campaigning

28 inspiring campaigns and campaigners to make you believe change can be won in 2023

East London mayor says cars are a ‘necessity’ while unveiling his borough’s new climate strategy
Sustainable transport

East London mayor says cars are a ‘necessity’ while unveiling his borough’s new climate strategy

Meet the woman who’s making your Tube journey safer from air pollution
Air Pollution

Meet the woman who’s making your Tube journey safer from air pollution

How broken is the UK’s public transport? I spent all day on buses to find out
Levelling up

How broken is the UK’s public transport? I spent all day on buses to find out