When the going gets tough... the weak resort to Doublethink

Holding two contradictory positions at the same time is a common characteristic of individual people. But it becomes a much bigger issue when the positions are held by Governments, or Government agencies, says John Dales. He fears such inconsistencies are now at the heart of Transport policy – or plural policies, as they now seem to be, in espousing different objectives and values in different documents and circumstances. It's an unsustainable situation, he argues.