Taken for a Ride
Taxpayers, Trains & the Treasury
$48.19
- Paperback
134 pages
- Release Date
31 July 2024
Summary
There are few books that can claim to have changed the transport policy for London and the UK. Don Riley’s Taken for a Ride is one such book. First published in 2001, a year after the opening of the then controversial Jubilee Line Extension, in London, Riley documented how new transport systems deliver extraordinary profits. As Taken for a Ride explains, taxpayers provide the funds from which private landowners profit.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781916517035 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 191651703X |
| Author: | Fred Harrison, Don Riley, Jonathan Brown, Dave Wetzel, Steve Norris |
| Publisher: | Shepheard-Walwyn Publishers Ltd |
| Imprint: | Shepheard-Walwyn Publishers Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 134 |
| Edition: | 2nd |
| Release Date: | 31 July 2024 |
| Weight: | 272g |
| Dimensions: | 152mm x 229mm |
Fred Harrison
Fred Harrison is Research Director of Land Research Trust, London, and prolific author of economic and political science books. After a career as a Fleet Street investigative journalist, Harrison turned his attention to the failure of economic analysis and public policies in the market economies.
Don Riley became one of the most successful property developers in London’s Southwark Street. By rescuing derelict buildings in the Southwark area south of London Bridge, Don Riley had a 20-year record of valuing sites included in this study.
Dave Wetzel, former Vice-Chair of Transport for London.
Steve Norris, former Conservative Minister for Transport.
Jonathan Brown, author and consultant.
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