UK motorists won’t make most of drop in oil prices due to weak pound September 24, 2022 Drivers will not make most of oil prices falling due to the pound’s ongoing drop against the dollar. Oil prices have dropped to the lowest since January following recession fears in the UK but, as Brent Crude is priced in dollars, any change in the exchange rate is automatically passed on to motorists. Data from [...]
Overseas travel to UK lags behind pre-Covid levels despite yearly boom September 24, 2022 Overseas travel to the UK has remained significantly behind pre-pandemic levels, despite a boom if compared to 2021 levels. This is largely due to countries around the world – including the UK and EU – scrapping Covid travel restrictions since the beginning of the year. Data from the Office for National Statistics showed on Friday [...]
Kwarteng calls strike action ‘simply unacceptable’ as govt looks at minimum service levels September 23, 2022 Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng said it is “simply unacceptable” for strike action to disrupt lives, telling MPs the Government will seek to introduce minimum service levels before adding: “We will legislate to require unions to put pay offers to a member vote to ensure strikes can only be called once negotiations have genuinely broken down.” Mr Kwarteng said he would [...]
Which? calls for EV infrastructure improvement as drivers dissatisfied September 23, 2022 Consumer champion Which? has called on the government to urgently improve the UK’s electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure. This includes ensuring that the network is reliable on an average of 99 per cent of the time. According to a research published today, 74 per cent of EV owners are disappointed with public infrastructure, citing availability [...]
Outgoing TfL chief: No Khan split and Elizabeth Line a career highlight September 22, 2022 LONDON’S transport chief has moved to silence talk of a split with Mayor Sadiq Khan after he announced his departure from the top job. Conservative London Assembly transport spokesman Nick Rogers said the departure was a sign that Khan’s Mayoralty was “in chaos.” But Byford told City A.M. that Khan had been “extremely supportive” throughout [...]
RMT announces second day of rail strike for 8 October September 22, 2022 The union RMT has announced a second day of rail strike for 8 October. More than 40,000 workers at Network Rail and 15 other operators will walk out as part of the long-standing dispute over salaries, jobs and working conditions. Disruption will affect services on Chiltern Railways, Cross Country Trains, Greater Anglia, LNER, East Midlands [...]
Union launches collective grievance against Bolt over holiday pay September 22, 2022 The union GMB has launched a collective grievance on behalf of Bolt drivers over holiday pay. The union said it was seeking to secure “future and past of drivers’ earnings” when it comes to holiday pay, as the UK Supreme Court established an industry standard last year. “It’s a simple fact that Bolt owes drivers [...]
Cyclists form human barrier in Old Street to protest bike safety concerns September 22, 2022 Around 350 cyclists gathered in Old Street earlier this morning to protest cycling safety concerns on one of the Capital’s most dangerous routes. The Make the Lane protest was organised by campaigner groups Camden Cyclists and Cycle Islington brought traffic to a standstill along the Clerkenwell boulevard route, on the way into the City. During [...]
Exclusive: The City’s best-known headhunter on decades in the midst of the action September 22, 2022 One of London’s biggest executive search companies, Anthony Gregg Partnership, is celebrating its 20th year in business this week. Time for City A.M. to sit down with chief executive Tony Gregg to look back on the last two decades as he opens up about what the anniversary means to him and to hear what the Square Mile insider [...]
TfL confirms Byford’s departure as COO Lord steps in on interim basis September 22, 2022 TfL has confirmed the departure of commissioner Andy Byford at the end of October as current chief operating officer Andy Lord steps in on an interim basis. Byford said he will leave the network and move back to the US, where he lived and was New York City Transit’s president. Announced today, Byford’s resignation comes [...]