Articles tagged ‘strike’
London News 09.24
By Chris | September 24th, 2007 |
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* Arsenal’s turnover breaks the £200million a year barrier. BBCNews
* Vibes from Prime Minister Gordon Brown suggest he could be about to call a snap election. Guardian
* Londoners face the longest travel times and worst carbon dioxide levels of commuters in the UK. Metro
London News 09.05
By Chris | September 5th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
* Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich trading in his Boeing 767 for a $300million Airbus A380 superjumbo which can seat 555 passengers or 800 ‘backpackers’ all sitting in economy.(Guardian)
* Underground strike called off but delays on the Tube continue.(BBCNews)
* Senior government minister and top judge call for every person in Britain and every visitor to the [...]
London Underground Strike
By Chris | September 4th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
If you’re coming to London this week be aware that there’s a three day strike by workers on the London Underground which started last night. As of this morning there is no service on the Bakerloo, Circle, Central, District, East London, Hammersmith & City, Metropolitan, Victoria and Waterloo & City Lines.
There’s a partial service [...]
Daily Dose 04.13
By Chris | April 13th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
* Britain’s largest Rastafarian temple in south London, raided and found to be a major drug dealing centre. Drugs, Rastas, who would have thought.(TheGuardian)
* Senior officer admits Metropolitan Police hires officers unsuitable for the police to stay on the side of political correctness. He surprises no one, the police force is the new training ground [...]
Strikes and big paydays on London Transport
By Chris | March 28th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
A couple of stories today illustrate the crazy world of London tranpsort. First the RMT union has voted for another strike, this time by its Tube engineers, which the union says will paralyse the Underground system. Thoughtfully they’ve timed it for the school Easter holidays when thousands of parents will be trying to bring their [...]
