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tube strike

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

    London

    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.
  • Drivers are greedy and lazy, but Sadiq Khan is also to blame for Tube strikes

    Opinion

    Who can blame Tube drivers for demanding more money for less work when Sadiq Khan has proved he’ll always cave to their demands, says Alys Denby If you’re reading this on an agonising commute, perhaps having queued for hours to cram yourself between strangers’ armpits, you don’t need to be told how disruptive Tube strikes [...]

    Sadiq Khan speaking at a public event, addressing current issues and engaging with an audience in a formal setting
  • Bolt expands London e-bikes ahead of Tube strike disruption

    Transport & Infrastructure

    Bolt is expanding its e-bike network across central and west London ahead of a fresh wave of Tube and bus strikes, Morning Wire understands, to try ease pressure on the capital’s strained transport system. The ride-hailing firm said its bikes are now available in Westminster and Hammersmith & Fulham, adding to its existing presence in [...]

    Bolt's new e-bike scheme will charge users based on distance rather than time, a first for the industry in London.
  • 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 [...]

  • Lime boss calls on UK businesses to ‘keep bikes off busy pavements’

    September 22, 2025

    Lime is calling on UK businesses to help tackle London’s e-bike congestion and the patchwork of borough regulations by providing dedicated parking bays for riders. The bright green bikes have become a symbol of London’s fractured cycling landscape. Yet, under the company’s ‘London action plan’, the micromobility giant claims firms could play a direct role [...]

  • Tube strikes driving you to drink? Good luck finding a pub that’s still open

    September 10, 2025

    It’s not just frazzled commuters who’re suffering during the tube strike. London’s pubs – already under intolerable pressure from crushing business rates and burdensome and costly regulations – are taking another hit, says Emma McClarkin Listening to the radio this morning pushed home the far-reaching impact of the tube strike. We heard about a mother’s [...]

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