With 35 years’ consultancy experience, Neil is an expert in case making, transport strategy and public policy. He directs and manages business case development and high-profile strategy and policy studies for public and private sector clients.
Neil heads multi-disciplinary teams working with multi-organisation clients developing policies plans and programmes, as well as with clients taking forward business cases and powers applications. He is experienced briefing and engaging Ministers, MPs, local councillors and business groups, as well as the public. Neil has worked extensively across the UK, the Middle East, Australia and the Republic of Ireland.
Neil leads our UK-wide strategy and economics team. He is also one of our directors based in our Leeds office with a wider responsibility for our work and clients in the North of England.
Steer has produced a new report for the Urban Transport Group, the UK’s network of city region transport authorities, highlighting the risk to local public transport services should the UK government cease COVID-19 financial support.
Read moreOne week after lockdown was announced, bus use outside London was just 11% of its pre-lockdown norm. As lockdown is relaxed, social distancing means the capacity of buses has been reduced by 75%. By 22 June, bus use outside London was up to 23% of its pre-COVID norm. At the moment, the ongoing operation of the network is dependent on public funding. So, what happens next?
Read more26th June saw UK Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne announce the outcome of the inter-departmental negotiations on spending for 2015/16. The headline of the day was that current account spending would fall but that there would be more money for capital investment in those sectors like transport that are seen as driving economic recovery.
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