Category Archives

Bridget lectures on a variety of topics and is also a broadcaster with a reputation for being able to put complex ideas simply.

Driverless Cars

May 29, 2018
The advent of connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs) will revolutionise how we think about and...

High Speed North – building blocks for the Northern Powerhouse

April 18, 2016
The National Infrastructure Commission launched its third report on 15th March looking t the connectivity...

‘Reinventing’ London: Planning for the Future

December 17, 2013
London is changing.  But then, it always is.  The theme of my new book, ‘Reinventing...

Statistical rigour and HS2

November 12, 2013
At the Treasury Select Committee, in relation to HS2, Professor Graham said that it was...

The Political Economy of Risk Taking – and how HS2 is Misunderstood

August 27, 2013
High Speed Rail has no shortage of enemies.  It is challenged for having rising costs,...

Airports, Commercial Value and how to Split Hairs

February 6, 2013
In the not too distant past, major UK airports were public assets. In many parts...

Aviation Capacity

April 24, 2012
A conference last week addressed the question of what to do about aviation. This is...

21st Century Policy Development

March 21, 2012
I spoke last week at a fascinating day on how policy development needs to be...

High Speed 2 – What Can We Know?

March 2, 2012
Henry Overman, in the most recent issue of Centre Piece, the journal of the Centre...

HS2 gets Traction

January 12, 2012
Justine Greening has announced this week that HS2 will go ahead – which is enormously...