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Rail firms have paid over £1 billion to shareholders in the time that fares have increased by 36%

New analysis has revealed that the same private rail companies that are putting fares up by 3.1 per cent today have paid out over £1 billion in dividends to shareholders in the last six years. The TUC finding show that there has been significant payouts by private firms running British rail networks, despite punctuality hitting a 13-year low. Rail fares have increased by 36 per cent since 2010 as train companies rake in huge profits to pay inflated dividends. At the...

Tory Minister has ‘no problem’ with handing Brexit shipping contract to business with no ships

There has been widespread public outcry after a shipping contract was handed out to a company, with no ships or experience of running a shipping line, in no Brexit deal scenario.  Transport Secretary Chris Grayling claimed it was fine to hand out the £13million contract because "it's a new start-up business" He said it was "no problem" despite Seaborne Freight being expected to run emergency ferries if there's no deal over Brexit and would be running essential services to keep...

Watch – Disabled man given just 1p Universal Credit to live on over Christmas

A disabled man was left "bamboozled" with the new Universal Credit benefit after receiving a payment -- of just 1p. Neil Wright, 50, who suffers from acute arthritis, cannot understand why his usual monthly UC payment of £284 turned into a bank deposit of just a penny. The nominal payment went in on December 14, 2018, and he is not due another until January 14, 2019 - leaving him with less than a pound to buy food with. Former taxi...

Majority of Labour members back second referendum vote

A poll has indicated that Labour members overwhelmingly back a second vote over leaving the EU. 72 per cent of the 1,000 people polled are hoping Corbyn backs a ‘People’s Vote.’ In terms of Labour voters 57 per cent want him to push for a second poll. Additionally, close to a quarter (23 percent) of Labour members attributed Mr Corbyn's failure to back a second referendum to a belief that he supports leaving the European project. The survey also found that...

This is how long it takes to get ‘back in the saddle’ after the holiday period

Brits take an average of FOUR days to get 'back in the saddle' after the holiday period, according to a survey. A study of 2,000 adults shows the majority of us won’t start functioning properly until almost a full working week has passed. Re-adjusting to early mornings, the mountain of work which has piled up over the festive break and having to deal with challenging clients all take their toll in early January. Others find it hard to get in...

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