Tube delays: Commuter misery as signal failure strikes Underground with severe delays April 18, 2019 Commuters faced a horrid journey to work this morning as signal failures led to chaos on multiple Tube lines. Read more: Protesters glue themselves to train at Canary Wharf station Severe delays and suspended lines affected the Circle Line, District Line, Metroplolitan Line and Hammersmith & City Line today following a signal failure at Aldgate. [...]
Tube strike action on the cards as Aslef and RMT unions reject TfL pay deal April 8, 2019 A second transport union has rejected a pay deal from Transport for London (TfL), increasing the chance of strikes on the Tube. The Aslef train drivers' union has rejected a 2.5 per cent pay rise from TfL, saying it matches the Retail Price Index (RPI) inflation rate which falls "way below" what Aslef is seeking. [...]
Lifting the lockdown: Boris Johnson’s speech in full May 10, 2020 On Sunday evening the Prime Minister Boris Johnson addressed the nation, outlining the steps Britain will take as the coronavirus lockdown lifts. Below is the transcript of his speech. It is now almost two months since the people of this country began to put up with restrictions on their freedom – your freedom – of [...]
DEBATE: Is transport secretary Chris Grayling right to blame the unions for rail fare hikes? January 4, 2019 Is transport secretary Chris Grayling right to blame the unions for rail fare hikes? Duncan Simpson, policy analyst at the TaxPayers’ Alliance, says YES. This week’s fare rise is, quite understandably, infuriating for many commuters. But passenger outrage is being misdirected. Huge progress has been made since privatisation: passenger numbers and overall satisfaction are up, and [...]
Scrapped: Government cancels bidding for Southeastern rail franchise as fresh search for operator begins August 7, 2019 The government has faced accusations of running Britain’s railways “on the hoof” after it scrapped the bidding process for the Southeastern rail franchise, making it the latest botched procurement by the Department for Transport (DfT). Officials will now have until 1 April 2020 to choose the next franchise operator. Go-Ahead Group, which currently operates the [...]
Hong Kong Horse Racing Tips: Uncle Steve out to impress for connections at Sha Tin April 25, 2019 TRAINER John Moore and jockey Zac Purton have been one of the most successful partnerships in Hong Kong this season. The duo have combined 38 times, with an impressive record of 15 wins and eight places, and look certain to improve that tally at Sha Tin on Sunday. Beauty Generation looks an obvious winner for [...]
There’s something important that Corbyn still needs to learn from Tony Blair September 24, 2019 To say that the Labour party conference hasn’t been going quite as the leadership might have intended would be something of an understatement. There have been the usual volcanic rows about Brexit, an abortive coup against deputy leader Tom Watson, the resignation of Jeremy Corbyn’s policy chief with a statement machine-gunning the leader’s most senior [...]
Passenger revenue growth at First Group slows as SWR strike action takes its toll February 19, 2019 Rail passenger revenue growth at transport operator the First Group slowed to just over four per cent to September last year, even as the firm reported a near 14 per cent uplift in revenue. First, which operates rail and bus services, said the slump in like-for-like passenger growth reflected "significant infrastructure challenges which resulted in disappointing [...]
Determined, organised, patient: The makings of England Test debutant Dom Sibley November 19, 2019 An England Test debut has been a long time coming for Dom Sibley, and yet his timing could hardly have been more opportune. The string of unsuccessful England opening batsmen may stretch back a long way, to the retirements of Andrew Strauss and Sir Alastair Cook, but the change of tack from gung-ho head coach [...]
Chelsea 0-1 Valencia: Barkley misses late penalty as Blues fall flat at Stamford Bridge September 17, 2019 There were bound to be stern words in the Stamford Bridge home dressing room tonight after Ross Barkley took it upon himself to take a late penalty, only to waste a gilt-edged chance to equalise in a disappointing defeat against Valencia. The England midfielder, fresh off the bench, waved away regular – and reliable – [...]