{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"What the Hell is Happening In the UK?","description":"British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has declared it\u2019s time to end what he calls \u201cthe war on motorists.\u201d First, the Conservative Party leader announced he was delaying the UK\u2019s commitment to ban the sale of new gas-powered cars. He followed that with what he called his \u201cplan for motorists,\u201d which would severely restrict local efforts to implement low-traffic neighborhoods, 20 mph speed limits, bus-only lanes, and other policies intended to benefit people walking, cycling, and taking transit. Finally, he scrapped a major portion of HS2, a high-speed rail line linking some of the UK\u2019s biggest cities. So\u2026 what the hell is happening in the UK? With similar setbacks in Berlin, Madrid, New York and elsewhere, is this part of a broader global backsliding? Are we losing the The War on Cars or is the prime minister just grasping at culture-war straws? The Guardian\u2019s Peter Walker returns to the podcast to help us figure it all out. ***Support The War on Cars on Patreon and receive access to ad-free versions of all our episodes, exclusive bonus content and stickers.*** This episode is produced with support from Cleverhood. Listen to the episode for the latest Cleverhood discount code. SHOW NOTES: \u201cSunak \u2018backs drivers,\u2019 announces scaling back of HS2, and delays the UK\u2019s ban on gas-powered vehicles by five years. (Peter Walker & colleagues, The Guardian) Rishi Sunak says he\u2019s \u201cslamming the brakes on the war on motorists.\u201d (The Sun) King Charles III makes his first \u201cKing\u2019s Speech.\u201d (YouTube) British Transport Secretary Mark Harper on \u201csinister\u201d 15-minute-city plans. (The Independent) Hear Peter Walker discuss his book, The Miracle Pill, on this Patreon bonus episode of The War on Cars. Pick up Peter Walker\u2019s How Cycling Can Save the World at our official Bookshop.org page. See The War on Cars LIVE at Caveat on NYC on Wednesday, January 31st. Tickets are going fast! Register for the Winter Cycling Congress, February 22-24 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. We will be there! Buy official War on Cars merch at our store.  Find us on Bluesky, Mastodon, Instagram, Facebook and Threads. Follow and review us on Apple Podcasts.  TheWarOnCars.org ","author_name":"The War on Cars","author_url":"https:\/\/thewaroncars.org","html":"