Skip to main content
Work with the NEU
Green transport in London: ethical choices for a local commute

WHEN I first moved to London, I used the Underground system but quickly found I preferred to be above ground to see the city. 

I also had to escape the oppressive heat of the underground system— even during winter — which left me to default to London’s amazing bus system. 

Living on a narrowboat in and around the city, London’s iconic red buses along with my bicycle were my means for dropping off and picking up my youngest child at school in addition to running errands, meetings and visiting friends. 

The 95th Anniversary Appeal
Support the Morning Star
You have reached the free limit.
Subscribe to continue reading.
Similar stories
Solar panels
Features / 28 August 2026
28 August 2026

The left needs a bold energy vision – because if it fails to provide one, others will shape the future in their own interests, argues ALAN SIMPSON

A solar power farm at Yealhampton in Devon. Picture date: Tuesday August 17, 2021
Environment / 11 August 2026
11 August 2026

In the third of a four-part serialisation from her new book No to Nuclear, LINDA PENTZ GUNTER explains how the world had a chance to build an energy system around renewables more than 70 years ago — instead, it chose nuclear

Donald Trump, President of the United States, alongside FIFA President Gianni Infantino following the FIFA World Cup 2026 final at the New York-New Jersey Stadium, July 19, 2026
Environment / 29 July 2026
29 July 2026

The climate debate has focused on tournaments and fan travel, but the sport’s relationship with fossil fuels stretches back to the Industrial Revolution

climate
Book Review / 19 December 2025
19 December 2025

IAN SINCLAIR recommends an important and timely book for climate politics right now and in the future