BRITAIN will grind to a halt this week as a three-day strike cripples the railways. The chaos will hit kids taking their GCSEs, festival-goers heading to Glastonbury and workers trying to get to th…
London will face the biggest hit, with a loss to the economy of £52million, it found.And UK Hospitality chief Kate Nicholls said the strikes will cost the tourism, leisure and theatre industries an astonishing £1billion.
She added: “This week’s strikes will add misery to many hospitality workers and businesses already struggling to make ends meet.”More than 250,000 people will be completely unable to get to work, with a huge impact on the high streetThe strikes could cost the tourism, leisure and theatre industries an astonishing £1billionStagecoach says Megabus bookings for next week have soared by 85 per cent already.are keeping more people at home anyway.
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