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Originally Posted by OLD BOY
The problem relates to the winter months, and the new PM will announce further measures to assist with the winter months in September.
If you are expecting the government to be panicked into blurting out yet more help before the colder months have arrived, you are sadly mistaken. Government is ticking over just nicely for the time being.
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For lower income families facing significant price hikes in food as well as fuel and housing, this is about the here and now and not the winter.
Meanwhile, in rudderless Britain, the chaos increases with Avanti West Coast pausing ticket sales and halving services!
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UK’s west coast mainline axes almost half rail services
Avanti angers unions by blaming ‘unofficial strike action’ for its cutting London trains to northern cities from 7 to 4 per hour
Passengers on one of the UK’s busiest inter-city rail routes face a prolonged period of disruption after the operator of the west coast mainline sharply reduced services, blaming “severe” staff shortages.
Avanti West Coast, which runs services from London to cities in the north of England and Scotland, said on Monday it would implement an emergency timetable from August 14 until “further notice.” It also announced it was temporarily suspending the sale of all tickets.
It will cut services to four trains per hour from London to cities including Birmingham, Glasgow, Liverpool and Manchester. The company normally operates seven an hour from London, including three to Manchester.
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https://www.ft.com/content/2ea3c2f3-...d-057e3e5aa717