Rail Strikes: What it would take to end them

<p>As London braces itself for an onslaught of industrial action across the transport network, what’s at stake, what is the Mayor doing — and will it continue for months? We speak to transport journalist, and author of British Rail: A New History, Christian Wolmar who tells us:&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><ul><li>The inside story of why negotiations are so hard</li><li>Why both the government and unions see strikes as an advantage to them</li><li>How TfL and Mayor Sadiq Khan are frustrated at being stuck in the middle</li><li>How the current action hasn't been seen since 1982</li><li>What it will take to end negotiations</li><li>Why you should expect more strikes through summer and into the winter</li></ul><p><br></p><p>You can read more analysis from Christian Wolmar at<a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Finsider%2Frail-tube-strike-uk-london-sadiq-khan-b1007140.html&amp;data=05%7C01%7CRachelle.Abbott%40standard.co.uk%7Caf9a5149d08b44628d0b08da52bb90fa%7C0f3a4c644dc54a768d4152d85ca158a5%7C0%7C0%7C637913262781735121%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=ORi1GKPWauh4aeYVnMW%2FsPKKMYeWsmK3nBXBTuuOJxE%3D&amp;reserved=0" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> standard.co.uk</a>, and follow our live blog for up-to-the-minute news on the rail and tube strikes.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>