A new coalition of 29 charities, businesses and sector bodies have come together as Health Equals, calling on politicians to take immediate action to create more equal opportunities for good health and wellbeing.
While the big news was the delay to parts of the HS2 line and the mothballing of two road schemes, transport secretary Mark Harper managed to slip in the news that the active travel budgets was being slashed. By what exact amount is not clear but the lowest estimate is £200m, two thirds of the budget.