Political train wreck

DOES anyone believe the latest wave of rail strikes (timed to create maximum inconvenience in the first week of the new school term) has anything to do with safety on driver-only operated trains?

These services have been operating around the country for years without incident, the rail safety watchdog has given them the green light and no jobs are at risk.

No, these strikes are political – as RMT president Sean Hoyle let slip in November. Speaking to activists, he said the intention was to ‘ bring down this bloody working-classTory government’. Welcome to Corbyn’s kinder, gentler Britain!

CHANCELLOR Philip Hammond’s change of heart over the clampdown on ‘crack cocaine’ gambling machines is a victory for the Mail’s campaign and for countless families devastated by their malign effects. Yes, these addictive machines bring in substantial tax revenues. But they ruin lives.