Starmer under pressure to punish strike-supporting Labour MPs June 22, 2022 Labour opposition leader Sir Keir Starmer faces a test of authority from his own frontbench after many shadow team members backed the strikes.
Rail workers stage umpteenth strike this weekend over pay and conditions March 11, 2022 Rail workers have announced the latest round of strikes for this weekend. Members of the National Union of Rail Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) working as cleaners and train conductors on several operators on the West Coast mainline and across London and the south east voted in favour of industrial action over salaries and rosters. [...]
Train strikes today: How will lines servicing London be affected by Friday’s walk-outs – and is there any end in sight? February 3, 2023 Britain’s train services are being hit by strike action again on Friday, but the capital will remain largely unaffected – as long as you don’t have to commute in or out of London. Who is striking and why? Train driver members of Aslef and the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) unions are walking out in [...]
Sadiq Khan confirms TfL budget after £250m cash injection — but ‘difficult decisions’ made December 22, 2023 Transport for London’s (TfL) proposals are now “on track to be financially sustainable”, after the government announced a fresh boost.
Sadiq Khan’s London is like a dystopian Hollywood film May 1, 2024 Londoners are living through a real-time horror story where criminals act with impunity, the police are powerless and taxpayers foot the bill. The responsibility lies with Sadiq Khan – tomorrow, don’t vote for a sequel, urges Oni Oviri London Has Fallen. But instead of a popular action thriller we are watching a real time political [...]
‘How am I doing?’ – the big question mayors are asking of voters April 9, 2024 The dynamics of mayoral races are very different to Westminster election mud-slinging, writes Adam Hawksbee.
TfL board to meets next week to decide long-term funding deal August 24, 2022 Transport for London’s (TfL) board is set to meet next Tuesday to discuss the government’s long-term funding deal. TfL has confirmed the meeting will take place next week, but it remains unclear whether the board will accept the proposal made by transport secretary Grant Shapps on 22 July. The public body has been locked in [...]
Napoleon starring Joaquin Phoenix is a fun, dark popcorn blockbuster but falls short of Ridley Scott’s best November 16, 2023 Phoenix plays the title role of Napoleon Bonaparte, then a brilliant but unknown military tactician who proves himself during the French Revolution through significant victories on the battlefield.
Government modernising railways despite ‘unions’ best efforts’, says Shapps June 29, 2022 The UK Government is modernising the railway network “despite the best efforts of unions,” Grant Shapps said today. The transport secretary’s comments came as he announced £1bn worth of funding to replace the Victorian signalling system along the East Coast Main Line (ECML) – which connects London to Edinburgh – with a digital one. “We’re [...]
The Night Overground makes a comeback this weekend despite ongoing underground strikes December 14, 2021 Transport for London have announced that Night Overground services between Highbury & Islington and New Cross Gate will return this Friday.