Are driverless trains really going to save us from Tube strikes?

"It is one of the characteristics of a free and democratic nation that it have free and independent labor unions." - Franklin D. Roosevelt View this email in your browser Rather than meeting with Tube union leaders Boris Johnson seems to believe driverless trains are the solution to Tube strikes. But leaked plans by Transport for London revealed they don't expect automatically operated trains to be fully operational until the late 2020s. And even then human staff would still need to be present on any supposedly 'driverless' network so would this move really prevent strikes?   Elsewhere, we hear from a school food adviser who says the government must act to tackle the problem of holiday hunger. Research shows low income families in the UK struggle to afford food during the long summer holidays but what should be done and could America have the answer? Latest Articles     No Boris, driverless trains are not about to save us from Tube strikes   On Aug 06, 2015 10:32 am London mayor has failed to reduce Tube strikes in the past eight years Read more... »       Comment: Filling the holiday gap - Why kids go hungry over the summer   On Aug 06, 2015 08:57 am Why the government must act to stop children going hungry during the school holidays Read more... »   Opinion Former videos   A sustainable public transport system   On Aug 05, 2015 04:47 pm Go-Ahead Group's approach to a sustainable public transport network, which is vital to the economic development of the UK. Read more... » Cinderella and the BIBA broker   On Aug 04, 2015 09:23 am Cinderella suffers an unfortunate incident. Luckily, she got her insurance through a BIBA broker and everyone lived happily ever after. Read more... »   Opinion Formers articles     Trade Union bill is 'an attack on all working people' The Tories' latest attacks on Trade Unions are about as vindictive and nasty as they could possibly get, and go further than even Thatcher would have dared. Read more... »   The urgent need for the UK to raise its game on number and data skills Can we ever get to a position where people across the UK are proud of their fluency with numbers, and where no-one will say unashamedly that 'I can't do maths'? Read more... »   Opinion Formers press releases     A decision at last? Davies Commission recommends Heathrow Simon Whalley, RAeS Head of Policy and Public Affairs, considers the implications of the report and what might happen next. Read more... »   Welsh Government wishes to replace 'Religious Education' subject in schools with 'Religion, Philosophy and Ethics' Taking questions in the Senedd, the Welsh Minister for Education and Skills, Huw Lewis, has announced that he wants to see a transformation of the way in which Religious Education is taught in Wales. Read more... »     Facebook Twitter Website Copyright © 2015 Politics.co.uk (Adfero Media Ltd), All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in at www.politics.co.uk Our mailing address is: Politics.co.uk (Adfero Media Ltd) 501 Metropolitan Wharf Building 70 Wapping Wall London, E1W 3SS United Kingdom Add us to your address book unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences