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Governments have failed on their promises to publish far-reaching transport reviews.

How endorsement from the British prime minister killed the idea of a bridge between Scotland and Northern Ireland.

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Railways can exert an extraordinary influence upon the psyche, whether one is an onlooker, as in Mr Welsh’s masterpiece, or whether one is speeding to a pre-determined destination. They can liberate thought or, most notably in the United States of America, they can be engines of transformation, with a quasi-colonial purpose. Think of the Transcontinental Railroad which straddled the emerging USA in the 19th century. Starting, separately, in Sacramento, California, and Omaha, Nebraska, the two lines eventually merged at Promontory, Utah, in a symbolic act of union. Now, it would be d...

Like all other government departments, the focus of the Office for the Secretary of State for Wales ( OSSW) over the past 12 months has been on playing our part in the fight against coronavirus (COVID-19) and ensuring that Wales receives the support it needs from the UK government. Whilst that fight is far from over it is now time for us to devote the same energy and determination to leading the economic recovery in Wales. We want to build back better in Wales as part of levelling up our whole United Kingdom. Our number one priority will be jobs. We’re backing business large and small th...