Spring Budget 2024: Transport for London in ‘terminal decline’ if new cash not forthcoming February 29, 2024 As the Spring Budget looms, London's real estate sector has launched fresh calls for a long-term funding package for Transport for London.
Allies not adversaries – London and the North must be partners for growth February 28, 2024 Regional divides inhibit progress, and London and its core industries alone cannot fuel levels of growth we've not seen since the 90s
Channelling Succession in Hong Kong and The White Lotus in Vietnam February 26, 2024 TV tourism in Hong Kong and Vietnam
Tube strikes: London Underground workers accept Sadiq Khan’s latest pay deal February 26, 2024 Trade unions representing workers on the London Underground have accepted a pay deal which averted strikes at the eleventh hour in January.
Russian tycoon’s ‘anti-anti-suit injunction’ succeeds as Transneft to face $14bn English claim February 26, 2024 The English High Court has ordered Russian state-owned oil pipeline company Transneft to adjourn its legal proceedings in a Moscow court. The oil company is facing a $14bn lawsuit in London after Russian tycoon Ziyavudin Magomedov launched the case last year against the oil company, DP World and Russian state-owned agencies. Magomedov launched the legal [...]
First electric coach service to be trialled in England and Wales with London tickets from just £2.99 February 26, 2024 A first electric coach service will be launched in England and Wales, as part of a three month trial led by the travel tech firm FlixBus.
Go-Ahead chief denies reports the UK’s largest rail operator is up for sale February 25, 2024 Go-Ahead Group, the UK's largest rail operator, could be up for sale as part of a wider sell-off being explored by the Canadian pension fund OPTrust.
Now is not the time for opportunistic personal tax cuts February 25, 2024 The government may think Slashing Income Tax or National Insurance will win votes, but boosting growth and restoring the UK's reputation as a stable place to invest should be the priority, says John Dickie
Docklands to Thamesmead, a new Overground and Crossrail 2: TfL planning more than just the Bakerloo extension February 24, 2024 But, newly-released filings this week show what else is in the pipelines for the capital, with the elaborate system of trains connecting all parts set to become just that little bit more... connected.
Bakerloo Line extension takes one step closer as £8bn plans unveiled February 24, 2024 Amongst the proposals include the extension of the Docklands Light Railway to Thamesmead, and a West London Overground line, as well as a second crossrail linking the south west and north east.