How badly will this week's tube strikes affect Londoners?

About this episode

This episode discusses the impact of planned tube strikes on Londoners and the political implications for upcoming council elections.

London is about to be brought to a standstill as a result of planned tube strikes. So why have TFL and the RMT not reached a deal, and will the disruption change how Londoners vote in upcoming council elections? In this episode, host Tamara Kormornick speaks to Standard journalist, Megan Howe, for a detailed breakdown of all how the strikes will affect Londoners, as well as the deal that sparked the tube strikes. Plus, Tamara also speaks to The Standard’s political editor, Nic Cecil, for his insights on the position politicians across the party spectrum are taking on the tube worker’s strikes, and to what extent the strikes will impact the upcoming local council election results. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Tamara Kormornick

Guests: Megan Howe, Nic Cecil

Topics covered

• tube strikes
• London transport
• politics
• local elections
• disruption impact

Keywords

• tube strikes
• London
• TFL
• RMT
• local elections
• politics
• disruption

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: TFL, RMT, The Standard

Places: London

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