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  • Tube strikes could cost London up to £760m this year

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    Tube strikes planned until June could cost London’s economy up to £760m altogether, analysis provided to Morning Wire has estimated.  Lost working days due to uncertainty over the terms of 24-hour strikes is set to lead to hundreds of millions of pounds in lost income, economists have said.  The Centre for Economics and Business Research [...]

    No 10 has called on Sadiq Khan to take action to end tube strikes.
  • Tube strikes: Londoners braced for RMT walkouts from next week

    Transport & Infrastructure

    A series of six Tube strikes will start from next week, which have been described by Transport for London (TfL) as “completely unnecessary”.  In a fresh blow to London businesses, the entire London Underground network will be disrupted for two 24-hour chunks – from midday Tuesday to Wednesday – and then the same time period [...]

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  • Hospitality sector braces for ‘devastating’ tube strikes

    Retail

    London’s hospitality sector could face “devastating” disruption from upcoming tube strikes, sector leaders have warned.  Members of the RMT union, which represents London Underground staff, will strike over 12 days between March and May, and hospitality intelligence firm Access Hospitality has warned sector bosses to prepare now to protect their revenue. The last set of [...]

    Nationwide found that 60 per cent of Londoners use trains or the Tube every week.
  • Here we go again: Tube strikes to hit London from March to May

    March 12, 2026

    Fresh tube strikes are set to take place over a period of two months with businesses and commuters hit by union action on some of the busiest days of the week. RMT, the union representing London Underground staff, has announced that strikes will take place over 12 days between March and May, with both morning [...]

  • Microsoft hops on Lizzie line in search for new London HQ

    February 25, 2026

    Microsoft has hopped on the Elizabeth Line in its search for a new London headquarters, with the US tech giant eyeing up Paddington and Canary Wharf as potential homes. The tech firm needs upwards of 200,000 sq ft from its new office and is seeking advice from CBRE, according to the Financial Times. Office space [...]

  • Women-only Tube carriages are a terrible, unworkable idea

    February 5, 2026

    Sex offences on public transport in London are soaring, but the solution is better policing and security across the network not voluntary gender segregation, argues James Ford Harold Macmillan, in a speech in 1961, said that the Liberals (as they were still then called) “offer a mixture of sound and original ideas…unfortunately none of the [...]

  • The Debate: Should brands like Heineken be able to alter Tube signs?

    January 14, 2026

    Heineken's temporary takeover of the Bakerloo line has got Londoners riled up. We get two experts to debate the pros and cons.

  • Northern Line closures to impact midweek after-work drinks until May

    December 18, 2025

    The Transport for London (TfL) has planned closures of the Northern line starting from January, which will affect Bank, London Bridge, and Borough for four months. Starting on 12 January, eight stations will be out of action on weeknights from 10pm until the end of May, as TfL carries out engineering work for track replacements. [...]

  • Elizabeth Line operator doubles profit before contract loss

    September 23, 2025

    Profit at the first company to operate the Elizabeth Line in London more than doubled in the year before it lost the contract, it has been revealed. The division of MTR Corporation is part of the wider majority government-owned public transport operator and property developer in Hong Kong and had run the line since it first opened. However, the [...]

  • Tube strikes: Union leader says £72,000 salary is not enough

    September 10, 2025

    RMT chief Eddie Dempsey has claimed that tube drivers on £72,000 a year were not making enough to buy a home in London, reflecting the union boss’ militant position on ongoing tube strikes. The union boss told Times Radio he made “no apologies” for the ongoing strike as he said the salary, which is around [...]

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