Nigel Harris of RAIL has the following to say about Philip Hammond's first exposure to the transport media yesterday:
You have to admire the brio and assertive approach of a brand new SoS who invites the specialist media into his department for an unplanned chat on an entirely new brief within 24 hours of his appointment in Downing Street and before he had even been to Buckingham Palace to ‘kiss hands’ and collect his seals of office from HM the Queen.
As expected Hammond's overall message on funding was bleak.
Good news, however, for those with "new and innovative ways of funding things".
Words that will no doubt delight the open access operators!
