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Mick Lynch - quote: "The EU also provoked a lot of the trouble in Ukraine. It was all about being pro-EU and all the rest of it. There were a lot of corrupt politicians in Ukraine. And while they were doing that, there were an awful lot of people [in Ukraine] playing with Nazi imagery, and going...

Mick Lynch of course, was elected with only 7,605 votes out of 85,000 members (8.9%). What a mandate!

Lynch has certainly expressed some bizarre justifications for Putin's invasion in the past... It's not difficult to put two and two together here. But what seems mean spirited about both these strikes is the way they target events that are essentially fun - music and football. Is it my...

In terms of attendance, Eurovision is fairly small - 6,000 spectators at each show, the disruption will be to people going home after the Thursday semi, and the two shows on Saturday. So those who can't go will be re-selling their tickets, and there will be plenty of locals who will snap them...

Oh dear, now the RMT on 13th May - EuroVision seems to be the target! And I thought the negative reaction to that EuroVision-liveried train on here was a bit extreme Perhaps they should have held that in Ukraine after all - it may be a war zone, but at least the trains are running there...

I'm a bit confused about LNWR too - they are not mentioned in the list of companies affected on the ASLEF page, but already have their own strike page for these dates... Personally I am/was booked to travel up from the south coast to the Liverpool area on 12th May, having a ticket for the...

I guess CCTV in toilets isn't possible (?) but could there not be sensors in the toilets that detect paint fumes, and then allow CCTV of the person exiting the toilet to be flagged as the culprit? Or a CCTV camera that is activated when the toilet door is open, so it can show person entering...

My heart sank a little arriving at Waterloo to-night and seeing there was disruption... That seems to be a tradition for me - when I get home from a holiday on the Continent, after mostly perfect timekeeping by SNCF, RENFE and ONCF, the last leg home of my journey on SWR is chaotic! In fact the...

Does each passing train cause the lattice structure to flex appreciably then? I would have thought (as a layman) that there would be little vibration transferred from the pantograph to the main structure, and that, say, flexing in the wind would be a much bigger factor?

Are the 'big' strike days (like to-day) generally confined to working/week days? (I'm planning to travel through France over the Easter weekend so hoping Easter Saturday-Easter Monday might be unaffected :) ) And I would guess that (as a last resort) BlaBlaCar might not be affected by strikes?

Thanks for the info above. So if your TGV is cancelled, do you just get a refund and have no 'advantage' over other passengers if you want to travel on one of the subsequent trains for the same route, the next day? I plan to travel from Paris to the south of France on a Saturday evening in a...

Is the propensity for workers there to strike on weekdays, or do they aim for weekends/public holidays and such? Or is there no discernable pattern? For example, in the UK Sundays seem to have been pretty safe railstrike-wise...

I see there was another strike yesterday... I have some travel booked for April - is there a good site to consult for details of future strike dates? Do the French unions have to give advance notice of strikes, as in the UK, so those of us with bookings can know in advance whether we are safe...

Concerning the story about a scrap-metal consignment at Heathrow that is contaminated with uranium: Uranium in cargo sparked alert at Heathrow Airport It's not the uranium aspect that interested me so much, more that scrap metal from Pakistan would be sent by air. Is scrap metal routinely...

For me the worst thing about that is waiting on the high-level platforms, the booming/thudding/screeching/roaring of trains as you teeter on the narrow strip between them. And the roof and walls always looks filthy and dingy. Although I like an overall roof as much as anyone, maybe here it...

Yes Soton Central isn't the worst station in the world, it does the job, it's not a terribly long walk to the shops although the hill's a bit steep, maybe a funicular could be built :D The waiting room on P4 is nice and airy and light, the one on P1 grim and gloomy with the seats clustered...

I guess this makes the Waterside Wanderer Day Ranger ticket a rather less attractive purchase next year...

Incidentally I notice the pier is Grade II listed - some details here: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1476460?section=official-list-entry Anyone planning to visit it in its last week?

Does the pier itself have any purpose besides the ferry, or will it likely be demolished in the longer term?

A rail closure too, as the pier railway will be closing of course... https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/23206246.blue-funnel-says-hythe-ferry-will-cease-operating-new-years-eve/