{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/9475d117-fcd4-4915-a6f3-923941e7aa0d/68af2fa71ec4fc7576665576?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Should London's transport network be free? ","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61ba05fc1a8cbed4343cf0e6/1756313502912-1f28892a-0809-4a80-b40f-ee3f68c9b0b7.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Campaigners are calling for <a href=\"https://www.standard.co.uk/news/transport/public-transport-london-free-b1244585.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">free public transport in London</a>, as travel fares are set to rise above inflation until 2030 - but is it feasible? The Standard’s City Hall and Transport Editor Ross Lydall joins us to discuss the issue, alongside his latest reporting on the <a href=\"https://www.standard.co.uk/news/transport/fare-dodging-evasion-london-transport-tfl-tube-croydon-tram-dlr-b1244614.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">worrying rise of fare evasion</a> across London’s transport network.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>And in part two, why <a href=\"https://www.standard.co.uk/going-out/restaurants/bifana-sandwich-london-restaurants-b1244379.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">the Bifana, a traditional Portuguese sandwich</a>, is proving popular with diners in the capital. Sandwich aficionado and food writer Sam Wilson offers a tantalising glimpse into the latest food trend. </p>","author_name":"The Evening Standard"}