• via The Standard
When Failure Pays: TfL's Bonus Culture Reveals the Mechanics of Institutional Decay
How Transport for London's executive pay themselves while services decline
Transport for London handed out £639,164 to its chief executive while trains ran late, passenger targets went unmet, and cyber attacks left children unable to access discounted fares. This isn't administrative incompetence—it's how Britain's public institutions now function by design.