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Don't be fooled into thinking that Uber is a sweet little start-up company which employs lots of drivers whose livelihood is about to be destroyed by nasty Transport for London. For a start, Uber maintained until a recent court case that it…
It is 99 Labour conference years ago since our party first accepted Britain’s railways should be nationalised. Prime minister David Lloyd George rejected the maintaining public ownership proposition made to him in 1918 by Alexander Walkden…
Uber has had its licenced revoked in London in a bold move by Transport for London. The ride hailing app has been accused of multiple infractions, including over workers' rights and passenger safety. They are also accused of using complex…
One of the first parliamentary tasks of any newly elected MP is to deliver a maiden speech – and like much of parliament, it’s governed by age old conventions. Some of these are a struggle to comprehend – I find it hard to share anger about…
Figures released by the Office for National Statistic (ONS) this month showed that unemployment fell by 57,000 in the first three months to June, bringing the total official figure down to 1.48 million. The jobless rate has now fallen to…
We’ve become accustomed to u-turns under Theresa May’s premiership. It’s more than slightly ironic that a woman who recently lauded herself as providing “strong and stable” leadership has turned out to be one of the most indecisive prime…
Yorkshire and Humber MPs have banded together with the shadow transport secretary to demand action from the Tories on the shameful rail upgrade betrayal. Andy McDonald has coordinated a letter to the transport secretary Chris Grayling…
Andy McDonald, Labour's shadow transport secretary, has today, along with Yorkshire and the Humber MPs, written to the transport secretary Chris Grayling to express their collective anger at the government’s continued neglect and…
Six key Labour leaders in the north of England have come together to set up a new body to speak up for the region in the wake of several Tory transport betrayals. The Labour council leaders and metro mayors met today to discuss the u-turn…
Labour MPs have criticised the idea of women-only carriages after a pro-Corbyn shadow minister demanded a consultation on them as a means to tackle sexual assaults. Jess Phillips, chair of the women's parliamentary Labour party, said men…
Key Labour figures from Northern cities are gathering today to push for a fair deal from the Tories. The unprecedented meeting in Leeds takes place in the wake of Chris Grayling's decision to cancel long promised rail improvements. Around…
There was such a large, and mostly positive, reaction to my article on cycling that I thought would continue on the same theme at a time when the summer weather may encourage a few more people onto their bikes. In fact the point of the…
