had a really detrimental effect. footfall in many key city centre areas has been down, particularly in the evening, and actually the hospitality sector has said that the strikes of cause and even worse impact than they had even worse impact than they had even forecast because it is very tough for hospitality, of course, because we have the cost of living crisis as well because people have been reining in their budgets but even those people who did want to spend delay their trips into town because of worries they would not be able to return in the evening and now even though january is expected anyway to be quieter for hospitality it seems as though that adverse effect will continue right into the new year, because we have walkouts of those rail workers, notjust walkouts of those rail workers, not just today, rest of the week as well as well as highway workers and also next week and number of health workers and ambulance workers go on strike again. does the fact that some people
of the worse off. mark selby is the co founder of the mexican street food chain wahaca. here s how he assessed the impact of the strikes. we are forecasting to be, sort of, 15% to 20% down on what would already be our quietest month. we have obviously got a certain amount of responsibility for our workforce. we can tjust cut everything down and close up shop. we have to look after our workers, who are also struggling to get into work and everything. it is a very difficult time for some. luckily, for businesses like us, we have the sort of funds to keep going, but i think with everything from the utility to the whole cost of living crisis, through to the strikes, it is a very difficult time. as in december, the rail workers aren t the only unions planning to strike this month. there s also planned action among highway workers, driving examiners, teachers, ambulance drivers and nurses,
the ambulance service is crippled by a lack of funding and a real recruitment and retention crisis. this industrial action can stop today. what needs to happen is the government need to sit down with the senior unison officials and the other nhs unions. we can stop this today. there doesn t need to be any more industrial action. scottish health unions are due to meet today to discuss their next move after nurses, paramedics and midwives rejected what the scottish government called a best and final pay offer. strike action is now a real possibility. in england and wales, the effects of the latest disruption may last several days, with one union planning another strike next week. daniela relph, bbc news. highway workers in london and the south east of england are on strike from today until christmas day meanwhile 1,000 border force staff will begin the first of an eight day walk out from tomorrow.
is the government need to sit down with the senior unison officials and the other nhs unions. we can stop this today. there doesn t need to be any more industrial action. scottish health unions are due to meet today to discuss their next move after nurses, paramedics and midwives rejected what the scottish government called a best and final pay offer. strike action is now a real possibility. in england and wales, the effects of the latest disruption may last several days, with one union planning another strike next week. daniela relph, bbc news. highway workers in london and the south east of england are on strike from today until christmas day. meanwhile, a thousand border force staff will begin the first of an eight day walk out from tomorrow. if you want to find out more about these strikes, or any other industrial action set to take place over the next few
the gmb won t. and they want stephen barclay to sit down for pay talks about this year s pay. they say that is the issue, but that is the issue here is not sitting down to talk with them about. here is not sitting down to talk with them about. . , ., ., a, , with them about. damian grammaticas at westminster. and there s more strike action taking place in the coming days. highway workers, represented in red, are walking out, while driving examiners are still on strike, here in the yellow. then from tomorrow, there are strikes affecting regional rail services, the border force, and royal mail. then on christmas eve there s a nationwide rail strike, and bus workers are taking action too. for more details on what s happening, just go to the bbc news website. regulated railfares in england, where prices are capped by the government, will rise by up to 5.9% from march. season tickets on most commuter journeys and some off peak return tickets on long distance routes will be affected. let