From Punk Rock to the Genesis Block June 16, 2020 Some of my earliest memories are of the social unrest of the 1970’s. Richard Nixon had cut the dollar’s final ties to gold a few months after I was born in 1971 and by the time I was toddling around in front of the TV screen, it was filled with pictures of angry young men [...]
Business travel will still matter in a post-pandemic world May 6, 2020 The outcome of the Government’s review of lockdown this week may provide a glimpse of the steps necessary for economic recovery. Yet, the business community is fully aware that recovery will be a gradual process. There will be no magic panacea. Recovery requires long and careful planning and for many industries to work closely together. [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Moreira and Millard Alliance looks worth backing May 5, 2020 HONG Kong’s two most dominant jockeys, Joao Moreira and Zac Purton, could be set to take Happy Valley by storm on Wednesday. Moreira (110 wins) and Purton (109 wins) are having their own private battle for the jockeys’ title, with Karis Teetan 46 winners behind Purton in a distant third. Both jockeys arrive at the [...]
RMT suspends next week’s South Western Railway strike action March 3, 2020 Rail workers union RMT has suspended strike action on South Western Railway that was due for next week to allow talks to take place this Friday. The action was due to take place between for 24 hours on 9 March from 10am and the same period on 12 March. Guards and drivers on the service [...]
London Underground workers to be balloted on tube strikes in pay row February 28, 2020 London Underground’s thousands of workers are to be balloted on tube strikes as the long-running dispute over pay continues. The Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union has said it will ballot the 10,000 staff across the underground after more than a year of negotiating yielded no results. The union said London Underground had failed to [...]
Half of London Waterloo station to be closed this weekend February 27, 2020 Half of London Waterloo station will be closed for the whole of this weekend as South Western Railway carries out major track maintenance and renewal work on the lines. Some lines between Waterloo and Clapham Junction will be closed, with a reduced service running in and out of the former. A spokesman for the franchise [...]
Railway bodies call on government for rolling electrification programme February 19, 2020 The railway industry has written to transport secretary Grant Shapps calling for the government to begin a constant process of electrifying the UK’s rail networks or risk missing its 2040 decarbonisation goal. The open letter notes that although electrification is the only means to meet the target, once the Midlands mainline has been electrified, there [...]
Tube strike talks break down over Bakerloo walkout February 19, 2020 The Bakerloo line will grind to a halt on Friday as last minute talks between the rail union and Transport for London (TfL) to avoid a Tube strike have broken down. The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) confirmed this morning that its drivers would strike over the weekend despite “intensive efforts” [...]
South Western Railway to compensate passengers hit by December’s strikes February 18, 2020 South Western Railway (SWR) has announced it will compensate passengers affected by December’s RMT union strikes for the cost of five days’ travel. The embattled rail franchise said that although it had carried roughly 80 per cent of its normal passenger burden for that time of the year, it had decided to offer additional compensation [...]
London’s Tube is the world’s most dog-friendly subway system February 18, 2020 The London Underground has been rated as the world’s most welcoming subway system for four-legged locals. A report, by apartment rental company Essential Living, revealed that the Tube was the most dog-friendly subway in the world, coming ahead of the Tokyo Metro and the Madrid Metro. They are followed by subways in Paris, Seoul, New [...]