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For the Tories the problem is people, not policy. David Cameron’s all-female shortlists are a way to boost the talent pool
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It’s not about women, it’s about taking power (Times Online)
The controversy surrounding the removal of the East Coast line franchise from National Express and the question mark hanging over Crossrail risk overshadowing another major transport scheme that is already delivering one of its targets — faster journey times.
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An expanding train network will drive up Kent's property prices (Times Online)
The days of suffering in silence will soon be over for rail passengers who endure rude staff, dirty trains and blocked lavatories on one of Britain’s busiest commuter franchises.
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Southern Rail faces big fines unless number of complaints drops (Times Online)
The government is promoting the use of electric cars through a subsidy for new purchases. Is this really the way to save the environment?
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Briefing: Electric cars: Plug in, drive off (Times Online)
All aboard the Adonis Express. Frustrated commuters will get direct access to the Transport Minister next week when Lord Adonis embarks upon a railway voyage to criss-cross Britain in six days.
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A couple have kept their love alive by spending 20 years building a model of the town where they first met.
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Model couple re-create the town where they first met (Times Online)
Keith Beadle has created a unique space-saving toy... an upside-down railway that runs on the ceiling. The railway modelling enthusiast spent three years perfecting the system, which uses a series of carefully balanced magnets to hold the locomotives and rolling stock in place.
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Model railway enthusiast Keith Beadle makes a space odyssey (Times Online)