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Rachelle Abbott

The Leader podcast| Rail Strikes: What it would take to end them

Rail Strikes: What it would take to end them (Andrew Milligan/PA).

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As London braces itself for an onslaught of industrial action across the transport network, what’s at stake, what is the Mayor doing — and will it continue for months?

We speak to transport journalist, and author of British Rail: A New History, Christian Wolmar who tells us:

  • The inside story of why negotiations are so hard
  • Why both the government and unions see strikes as an advantage to them
  • How TfL and Mayor Sadiq Khan are frustrated at being stuck in the middle
  • How the current action hasn’t been seen since 1982
  • What it will take to end negotiations
  • Why you should expect more strikes through summer and into the winter

Listen here, or here:

You can also find us on your Spotify Daily Drive or wherever you stream your podcasts.

You can read more analysis from Christian Wolmar at standard.co.uk, and follow our live blog for up-to-the-minute news on the rail and tube strikes.

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