RMT Piccadilly & District West
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@PiccadillyRmt
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New Report: The richest 50 families in the UK have more wealth than the bottom half of the UK population (33.5 million people) @RafaelWildauer and I analysed UK wealth inequality using The Sunday Times Rich List (1989 to 2023) Funded by @BritishAcademy_ & @LeverhulmeTrust) 1/7
Just half of the increase in the wealth of the richest 50 families each year is roughly enough money to give all public sector workers a standard of living preserving pay rise of 10.5% 6/7
⛔ Euston station This station is closed due to the temporary unavailability of station staff. ➡ To re-plan journey: tfl.gov.uk/tube-dlr
Locals feared their local Tube stop was closing for good after 'poorly worded' petition suggested it might @lailaforlondon @ormsby_ellie @LancGateLabour mylondon.news/news/west-lond…
⛔ Holland Park This station is closed due to shortage of station staff. Valid tickets will be accepted on local buses. ➡ To re-plan journey: tfl.gov.uk/tube-dlr
⚠️ Hyde Park Corner station Closed due to temporary unavailability of station staff. Tickets are been accepted by London Buses.Due to temporary unavailability of station staff. Tickets are been accepted by London Buses. ➡ To replan your journey: tfl.gov.uk/plan-a-journey
To fight climate change, France bans domestic flights where cities are linked by train with a journey time of two and a half hours or less. Will mean flights between Paris, Nantes, Bordeaux and Lyons will be shut down. Is the first country in the world to introduce such a ban.
🚨 London Underground staff vote to extend strike mandate with huge "Yes" vote. Tube union, @RMTunion have extended their mandate for strike action on London Underground with a huge 96% vote for action.
