The DfT funded Mini Switzerland without a published funding pot or transparent criteria.

Good!

Being able to react to an idea with pace and agility is exactly what we need from Government in an era when the public doubt the state’s ability to deliver.

Too much procedural fairness can stifle outcomes - without actually being fairer.

Innovation needs funding, but central controls can make that hard. Finding ways to let people access the money they need to try things is key to the future of your organisation. Here are some tips.

Paris is building 200 km of new Metro. That’s more new line than every addition to the tube map since the second world war - including the Jubilee line, DLR and Elizabeth line. It’s going to make Paris the capital of Europe for the 21st century.

Transport needs long-term funding through dedicated taxes. With a spending review and the creation of GBR both happening, now’s the time to ask for it.