RIP JP – a true transport visionary

 
John Prescott, who died last week, took transport policy in a revolutionary direction during New Labour’s first term in office
 John Prescott pictured at the wheel of a bus outside the first Bus Summit in November 1999 (PA Images / Alamy Stock)
 When the editor of this publication asked me to write an obituary on John Prescott and what it was like to work for him, it brought up memories and nostalgia for a lost friend and for a time when transport policy was radical and r