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After privatisation: can Britain ever fix its railways?
The government is tearing up the fragmented system but critics say the new plan suffers from magical thinking
Network Rail chair condemns billions squandered on botched GWR electrification
The disastrous project to electrify the Great Western railway lines to South Wales and the West of England has been condemned by the chair of Network Rail. The scheme was delivered late, £2bn over budget and incomplete.
Flexible season tickets only 20pc cheaper than unlimited monthly travel [subscription]
Flexible season tickets for eight days each month will only be 20 per cent cheaper than passes that give commuters unlimited travel, Grant Shapps has revealed.
HS2 ‘maladministration’ left homeowners needing medication during property ‘nightmare’
HS2 Ltd’s failure to properly communicate with homeowners led to the deteriorating health of a couple whose home was purchased for construction of the high speed rail line, the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) has concluded.
Thursday, 27 May 2021
BBC News
- Nissan 'in talks to build huge UK battery factory'The Japanese car giant is reportedly in advanced talks to build a gigafactory in Sunderland.
Financial Times
- Oil majors defeats reflect impatience for climate actionExxonMobil boardroom fight will not be the last as Shell ordered to cut carbon
The Guardian
- Uber agrees historic deal allowing drivers to join GMB unionFirst agreement between a gig economy service and a union will not include Eats delivery ridersUber is to recognise the GMB trade union in the UK for its private hire drivers, marking the first deal between a union and a gig economy ride-hailing service.Under the recognition deal, the GMB will have access to drivers’ meeting hubs to help and support them. It will also be able to represent drivers if they lose access to the Uber app, and it will meet quarterly with management to discuss driver issues and concerns. Continue reading...
Birmingham Mail
- Birmingham Clean Air Zone Map - exactly where charges apply and key locationsBirmingham's Clean Air Zone means daily charges for around 25 per cent of the vehicles on the city's roads - or they face a big fine. Check Birmingham Live's handy map to see what is in the CAZ and what isn't
- Clean Air Zone 'will see most vulnerable suffer' - community leaderDesmond Jaddoo raised his concerns while driving around the entirety of the Ring Road.
Birmingham Post
- Royal Mail chooses Bristol for first all-electric delivery officePlans for a clean air zone in the city centre are being considered by the government
Daily Post (North Wales)
- Asylum site power boost and electric car chargers part of 'Green Recovery' cash for North WalesThere is also funding for a hydro project in the suggested investments from Scottish Power Energy Networks
London Evening Standard
- Uber drivers to get union recognition from GMB in breakthrough for workers in the gig economyUber drivers are to be given union recognition for the first time in a historic breakthrough for workers in the gig economy.
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- Brighton and Hove councillors receiving subsidised car permits THE councillors receiving subsidised car permits while residents face parking price hikes have been revealed.
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- Transport minister hints at plan to build a 50-mile tunnel linking Wales and IrelandTransport minister Grant Shapps has suggested the government is considering whether to build a 50-mile tunnel to connect Ireland and Wales.
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