By: James Nickerson

I am a reporter at City A.M. looking at the stories, people and data behind political events from the UK, Europe and further afield. I also write about infrastructure and transport, as well as broader issues around global business.

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Bus strike starts today on 20 routes in dispute leaving workers “out of pocket”

August 26, 2016

As of this morning Transport for London began advising that strike action on buses will start to cause disruption. The strike is by members of the Unite union, who work for Tower Transit. The union said 1,000 drivers, engineers and other workers are involved in a dispute affecting some 28 bus routes across London. Overall, almost [...]
US-Russia relations: Clinton to aggressively push “containment” in post-Cold War world while Trump could reset policy

August 24, 2016

A Donald Trump presidency "would open the possibility of a significant improvement in US-Russia relations, albeit with some major caveats", according to BMI Research. Trump has espoused "an unusually Russia-friendly foreign policy, to the extent that his domestic opponents have labelled him as President Vladimir Putin's favoured candidate," BMI said in a new report. In July, [...]
Now Bus workers are going on strike including during Notting Hill Carnival

August 24, 2016

After a slew of strikes across train networks, bus workers have now voted to go on strike in London – including on Bank Holiday Monday when Notting Hill Carnival is held. Unite the union said 1,000 drivers, engineers and other workers are involved in a dispute affecting some 28 bus routes across London. The stoppages [...]
Scotland’s deficit remains at £15bn despite huge fall in offshore oil and gas revenue

August 24, 2016

The Scottish balance sheet is still looking grim as falling oil prices hit revenues earned from offshore oil and gas, urging First Minister Nicola Sturgeon to double down on the EU. The Government Expenditure and Revenue Scotland (GERS) showed a huge deficit for the nation after a sharp drop from oil and gas revenue. Scottish public sector [...]
WPP’s share price jumps as company leads FTSE after results – but Sir Martin Sorrell is still worried about Brexit

August 24, 2016

The chief executive of the world's largest advertising group is still worried about Brexit despite the company reporting strong results for the first half. The company is leading the FTSE 100 this morning, up more than five per cent to 1,839p per share in early morning trading. WPP reported better-than-expected first half results. The company [...]
Brexit campaigners slam Swedish PM on Brexit

August 23, 2016

Pro-Brexit campaigners have lambasted comments made by the Swedish Prime Minister that British "aggressiveness" on some issues could cause snags in EU-UK negotiations. Stefan Löfven said earlier this week that the UK should avoid drastic steps, including cutting corporation tax, as it prepares for talks. Read more: UK jobs rebuffed Brexit woes in July "If the [...]
RMT announces new strike dates on Southern Rail

August 23, 2016

The RMT has announced that further strikes will take place on 7 and 8 September as part of their long-running dispute with Southern Rail. General secretary of the RMT Mick Cash said: This action has been forced on us by the arrogance and inaction of the Govia Thameslink and the government who have made it clear that [...]
It seems as if Jeremy Corbyn wanted to sit on the floor of apparently “ram-packed” Virgin Trains service

August 23, 2016

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn sat on the floor for his journey from London to Newcastle last week to meet Owen Smith for their hustings. He said: “This is a problem that many passengers face every day, commuters and long-distance travellers. Today this train is completely ram-packed. The staff are absolutely brilliant, working really hard to help [...]
Come fly with me? City Airport will start playing songs during security screenings to entertain passengers

August 23, 2016

London City Airport has decided to play music for passengers as they go through the airport's security search area because it will apparently provide a positive distraction. The airport says that music psychologist from the University of Sheffield has argued the background music may provide a positive distraction whilst proceeding through security, enhance the experience and [...]
Labour hits out at government complacency leading to “pension crisis”

August 23, 2016

Labour has slammed the government for failing to take action over pensions on the back of a survey finding that three in five people taking money out have no plans for care in old age. The survey from Citizens Advice found more than half of people who have taken money out under new pensions freedoms [...]

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