hello, and a warm welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. i m azadeh moshiri. we begin here in the uk where the new year starts with renewed strikes. only 20% of train services are expected to run this week because of walk outs by rmt and aslef union members. that means many areas won t be seeing any trains at all. this is the latest in a series of strikes across the rail network, which have caused major disruptions. and that s on top of ambulance drivers, nurses, driving examiners, highway workers and postal workers all going on strike in recent weeks. so, how does this affect the uk economy? let s ask susannah streeter, senior investment and markets analyst at hargreaves lansdown. so, susanna, of course this affects people s day to day lives, but how does it affect the uk economy as a whole? essentially what will happen this week is there will be a delay to the return to work for millions of people who will be forced to try and work from home if they can, but a
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