Rail union announces a week of industrial action Rail strikes Press Association A rail union has announced nearly a week of industrial action, including strikes in November in their ongoing dispute over pay, job security and conditions. Thousands of members of the Transport Salaried Staffs’ Association in Network Rail will strike on Thursday November 3, Saturday November 5 and Monday November 7 while members in [...]
DEBATE: Are the new planning reforms what’s needed to help alleviate Britain’s housing crisis? Are the new planning reforms what’s needed to help alleviate Britain’s housing crisis? James Heywood, head of welfare and opportunity at the Centre for Policy Studies, says YES. The new planning White Paper is surprisingly radical and, though the devil is in the detail, the reforms it sets out are hugely encouraging. Our current Kafkaesque [...]