Sam KnightJul 1, 20196 min readMissing the BusDebates over public transport have disproportionately focused on the issue of trains, ignoring buses. This is despite 2.8 times more...
Sam KnightJun 19, 201912 min readCan John Kingdon explain why the Northern Powerhouse is still a dream?Across the North of England 33 newspapers and websites have come together to call for a change in how the Government treats the North of...
Sam KnightJun 1, 20193 min readPart 8 – Concluding remarksIdeas and narratives have played a crucial role in determining how the Government allocates rail infrastructure investment, they shape...
Sam KnightJun 1, 20197 min readPart 7 - Agglomeration economicsThe narrative of agglomeration economic has shaped where decision makers allocate rail infrastructure investment, as proposals that are...
Sam KnightJun 1, 20196 min readPart 6 - London, the Global CityThe narrative of London being a global city has meant that the Government has prioritised London’s needs over the rest of the country...
Sam KnightJun 1, 20198 min readPart 5 – The Narrative of the North-South DivideAlthough the narratives of there being a North-South divide in the UK is deeply embedded in the thought process of people, it is only an...
Sam KnightJun 1, 20196 min readPart 4 - Governed from and by LondonThe ‘root cause of the problem is that decisions are made in Whitehall Departments by people who are overwhelmingly from and live in the...
Sam KnightMay 31, 20194 min readConstructivist Theory, the importance of ideasTo understand why London continued to receive a disproportionately large share of rail infrastructure investment compared to the rest of...
Sam KnightMay 31, 20193 min readPart 3 - The dispute over figuresTransport Secretary, Chris Grayling (2019) has said that ‘it is a great shame that half a century of underinvestment means cities in the...
Sam KnightMay 30, 20193 min readPart 2 - A Divided Country, why action is needed Attention needs to be drawn to the unequal relationship between London and the rest of the country, because as the Government’s own...
Sam KnightMay 30, 20194 min readPart 1 - The imbalance in rail infrastructure investment between London and the rest of the countryThe UK has the highest regional inequality of any advanced OECD country (McCann, 2016, pp.65), with the imbalance in rail infrastructure...