One of the more impressive if less admirable creations of the British tradition of governance is calculated ambiguity, delicate and almost invisible, crafted to create both the appearance of a promise and the alibi for breaking it. But unnoticed ambiguity leads to confusion, while understood ambiguity leads to subtle insights into the interrelationships of things and ideas.
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Phil Goodwin is professor of transport policy at the Centre for Transport and Society, University of West of England, Bristol, and emeritus professor at University College London. Email: philinelh@yahoo.com