Budget, plan and actual: three different numbers
The three numbers that sit beside every line, what each one means and why they are rarely the same.
September 12, 2026 · 9 min
How a bus stop makes it into a budget
Where a shelter, a sign and a painted line come from in the city’s money, and who decides which stop gets one. Read it after “Why a road costs what it costs”.
The Plain Budget
A short letter every Sunday: one part of the budget explained, with real-looking numbers and no side taken.