Damien

London's transport system is pretty decent to be fair. It can be horribly congested but it's well served by the bus and tube network, the Oyster card was a really good idea to help both speed things up and make travelling simple, and there are more ideas to improve it (bikes, DLR).

London is one of the oldest large cities in the World, it's also one of the most populated. It's a pretty impressive achievement that it's quite easy to get around.

Back to the topic. I think those statistics are rubbish. There are places where public transport simply makes sense and others where it doesn't make sense. Rural England it makes less sense because places are further apart and the demand to get to those places in lower. It's hard to see how you could develop a effective transport system there, buses pretty much and trains between the towns and major hubs and we have that. London on the other hand will be grossly inflated because of the tube network and the sheer numbers of people travelling to each area of the city at any one time. It's not surprising then that London dominates those figures.

What the government should be investing in is high speed rail and encouraging investment in areas outside of London, such as Manchester. High Speed Rail from London to Manchester, extend the Manchester Metro system and encourage new businesses there. That would both create a lot of jobs up there and relieve some pressure on London...