Operators are understood to be frustrated by officials’ focus on franchises’ financial rather than operating record. For instance, Greater Anglia, run by Dutch state-owned firm Abellio, and c2c, operated by Italian counterpart Trenitalia, have been pushed into the red by what firms call a “flawed” mechanism, linking payments to operate […]
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The home-working revolution will derail the middle-class gravy train
They shouldn’t rejoice too soon. When pushed to its logical conclusion, the working from home phenomenon has the potential to annihilate the middle class’s vice-like grip on the best jobs. Their bid to commute less will cost the jobs of hundreds of thousands of support staff, sandwich shop assistants, security […]