36: Lunch with Leon episode 36 - Andrew Braddock
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\\n\\u201cIt\\u2019s about kicking down doors and taking people to see things,\\u201d says Andrew Braddock, about how to change the views and perceptions of those in charge, over lunch with Leon Daniels OBE.
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\\nAndrew \\u2013 a public transport pioneer, who had a long and distinguished career with the National Bus Company and then Transport for London - chats with Leon about what we could do to change transport for the better.
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\\nHe knows all about making change happen as when working in London he was the first pathfinder into the world of accessible buses, something that\\u2019s now universal and taken for granted.\\xa0
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\\nUnder his watch, the UK\\u2019s first buses accessible for people with disabilities were introduced and he knows how hard it can be to change established views.
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\\nThey talk about the possible ways out of the current pandemic for public transport, and Andrew argues why the general media\\u2019s predictions of the amount of working-from-home (WFH) in the future are exaggerated.
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\\nAndrew and Leon mull over how to replace the tax revenue from fuel duty, as the UK moves to an electric car future \\u2013 and that opens up a bigger conversation about the \\u2018honesty\\u2019 that voters need to have about tax.
\\nAnd, in a wide-ranging conversation they also cover topics as diverse as asparagus, cherries and trolleybuses\\u2026
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\\n\\u201cIt\\u2019s about kicking down doors and taking people to see things,\\u201d says Andrew Braddock, about how to change the views and perceptions of those in charge, over lunch with Leon Daniels OBE.
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\\nAndrew \\u2013 a public transport pioneer, who had a long and distinguished career with the National Bus Company and then Transport for London - chats with Leon about what we could do to change transport for the better.
\\n
\\nHe knows all about making change happen as when working in London he was the first pathfinder into the world of accessible buses, something that\\u2019s now universal and taken for granted.\\xa0
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\\nUnder his watch, the UK\\u2019s first buses accessible for people with disabilities were introduced and he knows how hard it can be to change established views.
\\n
\\nThey talk about the possible ways out of the current pandemic for public transport, and Andrew argues why the general media\\u2019s predictions of the amount of working-from-home (WFH) in the future are exaggerated.
\\n
\\nAndrew and Leon mull over how to replace the tax revenue from fuel duty, as the UK moves to an electric car future \\u2013 and that opens up a bigger conversation about the \\u2018honesty\\u2019 that voters need to have about tax.
\\nAnd, in a wide-ranging conversation they also cover topics as diverse as asparagus, cherries and trolleybuses\\u2026
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