For net zero, the cost of living and NHS: Britain's next PM must double-down on active travel

Embedding physical activity into daily travel boosts health, saves money and cuts CO2, writes Sustrans CEO Xavier Brice. Whoever wins the Conservative leadership election, with Boris Johnson gone we will lose a benefactor of cycling and walking and their vital public health benefits. This is at a time when physical inactivity costs the at-breaking-point NHS £900m a year, and driving a car is becoming increasingly unaffordable, not to mention the damage to the environment. Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss must therefore commit to long-term funding for walking and cycling, and to embed the pri...