Tories go for tram ticket

DAVID CAMERON will this week launch his next big green idea: promising to bring back the tram as a mainstay of city life.

After returning from his trip aboard a husky-driven sled to a Norwegian glacier last week, the Conservative leader will head to Manchester to take a ride on the city

Supporters of tramways point out that they are more convenient, cheaper, quieter and less polluting than trains. They can also provide politicians with useful photo-opportunities.

Senior Tories believe that regenerating urban transport is the key to happier, greener and more efficient city life. They point out that most of the modern tramways were built under the Thatcher governments, and that Labour has reneged on promises to carry on that legacy.

Sunday Times (London)