Darius's Story

Meet Darius, a 35-year-old from Brentford and Isleworth who has watched London's transport infrastructure crumble while he remains locked out of work that could fix it. Despite being in one of the world's wealthiest cities, his constituency receives a fraction of the national average in transport spending per capita. Engineers and construction workers like Darius are ready to build the routes London desperately needs. The materials exist, the expertise is there, but HM Treasury's household-budget thinking has starved the Department for Transport of the funding needed to employ them. This episode explores how Westminster's political choices have blocked both Darius's future and London's infrastructure potential. Contains strong language and discussions of financial hardship.