An eve of poll call to Conservative members to back Tim Loughton Wednesday, 23 July, 2025 An eve of poll call to Conservative members to back Tim Loughton when voting opens for the Conservative candidate to fight next year’s elections to be the first Mayor of Sussex. Local News
RMT Briefing - Southern Rail dispute 8th January 2017 Introduction 1. The Southern Rail/Govia Thameslink Railway Driver Only Operation (DOO) dispute from day one has been about the guarantee of the second safety... Westminster News
Letter from Chris Grayling and Greg Clark to CBI: Southern Rail strikes 6th January 2017 Dear Carolyn, We are writing to you ahead of further disruption due to industrial action by the ASLEF and RMT unions, which will severely affect Southern... Westminster News
Letter from Chris Grayling - Southern Rail Strike - Update 5th January 2017 5 January 2017 Dear colleague I am writing to you concerning the ongoing industrial action on Southern Rail and the planned drivers’ strikes next week. I wanted... Articles
Herald Column – January 5th 2017 5th January 2017 A happy New Year to all my constituents and may 2017 prove to be a rather quieter and more predictable one than 2016, in so many respects. As we start the year... Articles
GTR – Southern Railways – Driver Only Operation (DOO) – Report from the HM Chief Inspector of Railways 5th January 2017 Conclusions GTR-Southern has been through a thorough risk assessment process as required under the Railways and Other Guided Transport Systems Regulations 2006... Reports
New WASPI APPG website launches 5th January 2017 Glad to say the All Party Parliamentary Group for WASPI's website has gone live at last - this is just a starting point: http://www.waspi-appg.org.uk/. The... Westminster News
Strikes, carnage and threats - Rail Magazine article 4th January 2017 Great article from Nigel Harris in RAIL Magazine. He writes: "I was once a proud member of the National Union of Railwaymen (under Sidney Weighell), now the RMT... Articles
GTR Update from Charles Horton - 04-01-2017 4th January 2017 Please find below an update from Charles Horton, Chief Executive Officer: Dear stakeholder Southern industrial relations I am writing to update you on our plans... Local News
Green light for construction of thousands of new Starter Homes 3rd January 2017 New homes for first-time buyers between 23 and 40 years old at a discount of at least 20% below market value. 2017 will see the first Starter Homes being built... Westminster News
