Elizabeth line: No service to the City and the Wharf TODAY as strike goes ahead despite Khan’s attempts to avert it January 12, 2023 No trains will operate on the Elizabeth line today between Paddington and Abbey Wood as staff are walking out over salaries and pensions. The industrial action will also lead to reduced service on the east and west ends of the line, between Liverpool Street and Shenfield as well as between Paddington, Reading and Heathrow. Members [...]
UK airlines hit back against calls for green taxation January 12, 2023 UK airlines have hit back against reports calling for a fairer taxation of the aviation industry to avoid “spiralling” CO2 emissions this decade. London-based think tank Green Alliance today called on transport secretary Mark Harper to ensure the industry is taxed appropriately. The government’s failure to tax different modes of transport according to their environmental [...]
Can British bullishness tackle one of the globe’s biggest climate problems? January 11, 2023 It’s not a myth. Climate change is here and it’s happening — it’s not just happening in David Attenborough documentaries. The effects of climate change are measured and proven — ice caps melting, rainy seasons are getting shorter, vegetation is drying out and dying, more cloud cover, record heat temperatures, the weather is becoming more [...]
Sadiq Khan urges government to continue investing in future TfL projects January 10, 2023 The Mayor of London nhas called on the government to continue funding Transport for London’s future projects. Sadiq Khan told City A.M: “The history of London Underground shows that you’ve got to invest now for the future, you can’t stand still,” “We need government support for further investment in both the underground network and [...]
Sadiq Khan says ‘talking is better than walking’ as he urges unions to call off Elizabeth line strike January 10, 2023 Sadiq Khan has urged rail unions to call off their planned strike on the Elizabeth line this week and encouraged them to get back to the negotiating table, saying that “talking is better than walking.” Rail platform workers on the line from unions TSSA and Prospect are set to down tools on Thursday after rejecting [...]
The London Underground’s birthday celebrates 160 years of political feuds and delays January 10, 2023 On the birthday of London Underground, Comment & Features Editor Sascha O'Sullivan looks at 160 years of delays and the fights over funding which have dogged the transport network.
City A.M.: Thursday’s the new Friday – so we’re going digital only on Friday January 9, 2023 City A.M. is back on the streets of London today after a Christmas and New Year hiatus – and, responding to the new word of work, will now be a ‘digital-only’ publication on Fridays. Since returning to print in September 2021, City A.M. is back to almost 100% of its pre-pandemic circulation levels across the capital and [...]
Sunak is right in taking on the unions, but anti-strike laws are no silver bullet January 9, 2023 Strike action doesn’t have to be very extensive to send British society into fits of frightening folk memories of the 1970s. People murmur knowingly about a winter of discontent coming back to haunt us from the past. Real connoisseurs will recall the Army being brought in, ageing Green Goddess fire engines wheeled out to cover [...]
To be an attractive location the City needs an innovative offer, starting from transport January 9, 2023 For many City workers, after a week of working from home due to rail strikes, today will be the first day back in the office. People across the Square Mile will hope that the new year brings a swift resolution to the railways’ industrial action. We all want to return and help the City unlock [...]
London’s congestion levels soar as train drivers’ strike wreaks havoc January 5, 2023 London’s congestion levels soared this morning as the train drivers’ strike forced millions of commuters to drive into the capital. Data published today by Tomtom shows that congestion levels were between 42 and 62 per cent earlier this morning, up from an average of between 30 to 50 per cent. “Today’s rail strike has yet [...]