Devolution, My Arse – A quick Budget 2026 post re: rail in Wales

Man holding beer in armchair with speech bubble reading “DEVOLUTION MY ARSE”

Simply put re the 2026 Budget and Rail in Wales.....Devolution, My Arse!

Hey, Andy, time to devolve rail to Wales!

Time for UK Government and PM elect, Andy Burnham, to devolve rail powers and funding to Welsh Government. With reference to the latest Senedd commissioned research on rail enhancement funding in Wales which exposes the systemic underfunding by UK Gov that can be counted in £Bns!

Today, Tomorrow, Together…

Transport for Wales has launched its Rail investment prospectus, "Today, Tomorrow, Together". This complements a UK Government commitment to a long-term funding programme for Wales rail network. How much new money has actually been committed? As usual the devil is in the detail. Here are my initial thoughts......