Rail strikes are set to pile further financial woes on London businesses
(Picture: AFP via Getty Images)Businesses across the capital are bracing themselves for further hardship as the this week’s train strikes over workers’ pay threatens to deliver a “fatal financial blow” to some traders.
The leisure and hospitality industries alone are set to lose £1 billion over the coming weeks as access to London’s West End restaurants, bars and theatres is severely curtailed by the actions of train staff, on instruction from the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT), that will grind the capital to a halt tomorrow (Tuesday), Thursday and Saturday.
