Comments on: Tube Strike : More Communication Problems For Boris http://www.boriswatch.co.uk/2009/06/09/tube-strike-more-communication-problems-for-boris/ An attempt to enhance the accountability of the new London mayoralty Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:32:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: prj45 http://www.boriswatch.co.uk/2009/06/09/tube-strike-more-communication-problems-for-boris/comment-page-1/#comment-4555 prj45 Tue, 09 Jun 2009 21:18:25 +0000 http://www.boriswatch.co.uk/?p=2024#comment-4555 The cycle parking on Trafalgar square looked secure, it was surrounding by metal fencing and had two attendants. The cycle parking on Trafalgar square looked secure, it was surrounding by metal fencing and had two attendants.

]]> By: Mark Lee http://www.boriswatch.co.uk/2009/06/09/tube-strike-more-communication-problems-for-boris/comment-page-1/#comment-4554 Mark Lee Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:09:27 +0000 http://www.boriswatch.co.uk/?p=2024#comment-4554 Nice to see National Express profiteering from the strike - over at the Wembley Stadium website - "We are advised that no additional transport will be available on the evening and that Chiltern Railways services will not be stopping at Wembley Stadium station." "National Express run dedicated coach services [...] to book your travel for the Andorra game please click on the link" Given that after a gig at Wembley it's standard practice for the stadium to lay on special buses back to Trafalgar Square to mitigate against overcrowding on the tube (if they were entirely reliant on the tube, not everyone would be able to get home before it closed), it's pretty abysmal that they're doing absolutely nothing during the strike. Nice to see National Express profiteering from the strike – over at the Wembley Stadium website – “We are advised that no additional transport will be available on the evening and that Chiltern Railways services will not be stopping at Wembley Stadium station.” “National Express run dedicated coach services [...] to book your travel for the Andorra game please click on the link”

Given that after a gig at Wembley it’s standard practice for the stadium to lay on special buses back to Trafalgar Square to mitigate against overcrowding on the tube (if they were entirely reliant on the tube, not everyone would be able to get home before it closed), it’s pretty abysmal that they’re doing absolutely nothing during the strike.

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