The recent State Opening of Parliament – the first since the Labour Party’s return to power in July under Sir Keir Starmer – offered no shortage of the pomp and ceremony that characterises such fundamental state occasions.

Of particular relevance for transport consultants, however, were the transport-related elements of His Majesty King Charles III’s most gracious speech, which revealed much about the new Government’s agenda for the 2024-25 parliamentary session.

While they were…