Transport for Greater Manchester is piloting a new E-bike subsidy scheme at the generosity of the taxpayer via DfT’s Active Travel England. Priority is given to applicants who are “underrepresented in cycling or who experience financial or practical barriers“. Here’s who Andy Burnham has decided is ‘underrepresented in cycling’…
Vouchers range from £300 to £1,000. Each application is assessed on a case-by-base basis, although the form doesn’t give much detail on how an application is scored. Who gets a fancier bike? A pansexual middle-aged asian man, or a transqueer bisexual woman? Questions for the Mayor of Greater Manchester to ponder…
Speaking at his speech on how to achieve “progressive capitalism” Wes Streeting fired a dig and Andy Burnham:
“Bond markets are not bond villains and fiscal rules matter.”