A paradox Ms Wang, a visitor of the Beijing New Car Show, wondered aloud whether her family’s new car had made them happier. “It has changed our lives, but not necessarily for the better,” said the 32-year-old wife of a Shanghai broker. “In theory we can now drive to all sorts of great places – but in practice my husband is hardly ever free at the weekends because he has to work so much harder to pay for the money we borrowed to buy the [...]

This message comes from Barry Loader, Sector Sergeant at Kentish Town Police: I just wanted to update you on our battle to catch the pedal cycle thieves of Camden. This week we had a trial of decoy bikes fitted with tracker systems placed in our ‘hot spot’ areas for cycle theft. They were fairly average bikes of about £400 locked up with reasonable locks. Over the three days we ran the operation, all three cycles were stolen within one hour of them being deployed. This [...]

Barry Mason was a masterful campaigner, one of the best in London: creative, focused, very knowledgeable, relentless in his pursuit of solutions, charming. He was at his best when promoting cycling as the most fun way to get around. He died last week and will be missed. Here is an obituary. Image above from a tribute in the Evening Standard