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Southern strikes – Not about safety

Letter from Paul Plummer, Chief Executive of the Rail Delivery Group, and Gordon Wakeford, Chairman of the Rail Industry Association I thought you would be interested to read the statement made by the Rail Delivery Group on Southern strike action, which is copied below.

NHS England approving Everolimus for routine commissioning

I welcome the decision by NHS England to approve Everolimus - the life-saving drug to treat brain tumours caused by the ultra-rare disease Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC) - for routine commissioning. Over the weekend, NHS England announced the results of its re-run annual prioritisation process, w

Ofcom plans for a full-fibre future

Ofcom has today published initial plans on how to make it easier and cheaper for companies to build ultrafast, ‘full-fibre’ broadband networks directly to UK homes and offices using BT’s existing telegraph poles and ‘ducts’ – the small, underground tunnels that carry telecoms cables. In July, Ofcom

2017 Fares Announced: Compensation scheme unveiled for Southern passengers

Fares on Southern and Gatwick Express trains will rise by an average of 1.8% from January 2, in line with the annual increases of other train operators, it was confirmed today. But long-suffering passengers who travel on the Southern network received some welcome news when a new compensation scheme

Letter from Charles Horton - Aslef and the RMT

Dear stakeholder I am writing to advise you of the severe and significant disruption we anticipate to services on Southern and Gatwick Express every day from next Tuesday, as a consequence of industrial action from ASLEF and the RMT. Tuesday sees the start of a ban on all non-contractual working o

Equal Civil Partnerships

Rebecca Steinfeld and Charles Keidan  appeared at the Royal Courts in London today seeking to overturn the government ban on different-sex civil partnerships.

Letter from Transport Secretary - Southern Rail Compensation Package

Welcome today's announcement from the Secretary of State for Transport that tens of thousands of Southern rail passengers are to be repaid the equivalent of a month’s travel for the extraordinary disruption they have suffered. This follows months of delayed and cancelled services, not to menti

GTR launches legal bid to stop ASLEF industrial action

Govia Thameslink Railway, parent company of Southern Railway, has today issued proceedings at the High Court to seek an injunction to stop ASLEF’s industrial action. The union is planning drivers’ strikes for the run-up to Christmas (a 48-hour strike on 13-14 December and a 24-hour strike on 16 Dec