but the industrial action continues. i spoke to commuters at basingstoke station in hampshire this morning. i actually usually get the train from alton, so i have actually had to get, like, a cab here, with no train running. obviously, if i can get to work, i don t get paid, so. - i am getting the train to farnborough, and my friends are picking me up from there. because there aren t any trains? yeah, no trains. but i support the strikes. so how did we get here? well, the rail industry faces pressure to cut costs. the government in effect took control of the railways during the pandemic, and the industry says changed travel habits have left a hole in its finances. the rmt says its dispute is partly about a pay rise being overdue, and also argues job security and working conditions are under threat from changes the rail employers and government are under threat from changes the rail employers and government say are needed to make the railway sustainable. and those points are interlinked
their second innings, a lead of 75 runs. five wickets have been taken. you can follow that score on the bbc sport website. and of course all the sport is there. that is it from me for the moment. sarah, thank you. transport campaigners in england have welcomed a £2 cap on local bus fares from january to march next year but warn people are still struggling to get around as a result of cuts to services. bus companies blame rising costs and changing travel habits due to the pandemic. here s our transport correspondent katy austin. about half ofjourneys on public transport in england are made on buses. here in the north west
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continue a pay freeze when as we all know we have inflation running it close to 10%. we have a statement from the general secretary of the rmt thing we have a cost of living crisis, not suitable for real workers to lose herjob surveys another year a pay freeze when inflation is running he says 11.1%. many will wonder as well when a time when fewer are using the railways and there is a cash squeeze there, is this the most sensible action that they can be taken? something has to give clearly but i wonder what the government is saying about all of this because we have had a response from them tonight. the transort response from them tonight. tie: transport secretary response from them tonight. tue: transport secretary called it incredibly disappointing this action and you are right, the government position is a pandemic has meant people s travel habits have changed so they are saying ticket sales are down 25%. in effect that means the taxpayer has been bailing out the railways to keep the
mondays thursdays. they will stay at home on mondays and fridays and that does impact mondays and fridays and that does impact the revenue the railway earns from its impact the revenue the railway earns from its passengers. from its passengers. would you say it is about time from its passengers. would you say it is about time we from its passengers. would you say it is about time we considered i from its passengers. would you say it is about time we considered howl it is about time we considered how we run our railways, and is this part of the reforms that the government wants to put in place, something the unions disagree with, changes that would, in the view of network rail, deliver a better railway that is more responsive changing travel habits? network rail has lona changing travel habits? network rail has long said changing travel habits? network rail has long said that changing travel habits? network rail has long said that it changing travel habits? network rail