Good morning, and welcome to the middle Thursday in August, which is like Harvest festival for stupid news stories. We now turn to Grant Shapps, who is, and you should sit down for this, proposing to set up a review.
The review the transport secretary has in mind is into the laws that govern cycling in the UK. It could examine such thrilling prospects as licence plates, compulsory insurance, speed limits, and penalty points. It is hard to find anybody who has studied the issues seriously and thinks this is a workable plan – and none of this is likely to become law. But in every other respect it’s a smashing idea.
