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A private hire driver protesting at TfL's offices in Stratford, east London on Wednesday. Image: Courtesy of IWGB

Report: London Uber Drivers Are Drowning in Debt As TfL Delays Renewing Licences

Polly Smythe

Thousands of Uber drivers are unable to work as they wait for new licenses. Some have used up their savings, gone into debt and are facing extreme stress. Polly Smythe reports.

London Underground. Nicolas Economou via Reuters Connect

Report: Free Travel Is Being Used to Make Outsourced Transport Staff Work Harder

Polly Smythe

The measure which was supposed to ‘ease the pressure’ on low paid workers is actually making their lives harder.

Analysis: Who Counts As A Cyclist In London?

Moya Lothian-McLean

The capital’s authorities say they want to encourage diversity among bike riders. Their actions don't match up, argues Moya Lothian-McLean.

Marsha de Cordova MP and local councillor Aydin Dikerdem pose for a photograph in front of the new Nine Elms Tube station

Opinion: I Have Mixed Feelings About South London’s New Tube Stations

Aydin Dikerdem

The shiny new development was paid for with money meant for affordable housing, writes local Labour councillor Aydin Dikerdem.

Report: ‘You’re Just Another Number’: Bus Drivers Are Dying From Covid-19

Sophie K Rosa

The coronavirus pandemic has exposed the absence of safe working conditions for UK buses drivers. Now, alongside unions, they are demanding that they are finally given the rights and respect they deserve. Sophie K Rosa reports.

London’s Air Quality Is a Problem, But Sadiq Khan’s Congestion Charge Isn’t the Solution

Kulsoom Jafri and Charlie Macnamara

From April this year, Sadiq Khan plans to impose a new congestion charge of £11.50 per day on minicab drivers in an attempt to reduce air pollution in London. But with the charge set to cost up to £4k each year to drivers already on the brink of poverty, this policy needlessly pits people against planet, argue Kulsoom Jafri and Charlie Macnamara.

Taxi for Uber? It’s Time for London to Take Control of Transport

Nathan Akehurst

While Uber has ridden roughshod over regulators and unions for years, Transport for London's licence revocation puts thousands of jobs at risk. We need to stand up to Uber, but is there room for a solution which benefits drivers and passengers in the long term?

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