Large parts of national rail network grind to halt as RMT union members strike for increased pay
The train strikes starting today will be only the first day of planned disruption across the UK’s railways. And rail workers are not the only ones taking action: there are major strikes planned every day this month.
Nurses, ambulance workers, Royal Mail employees, and big chunks of the civil service will strike for higher pay this month alone.
While unemployment in the UK remains close to historic lows, high inflation continues to plague economies around the world as we manage the impacts of Covid-19 and Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.
To get the British economy back on track, we have a plan which will help to more than halve inflation next year – but that requires some difficult decisions now. Any action that risks embedding high prices into our economy will only prolong the pain for everyone, and stunt any prospect of long-term economic growth.
