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ASLEF general secretary Mick Whelan spoke out about passenger safety yesterday, warning police at railways need more resources to tackle drug gangs.
The train drivers’ union leader made the comments ahead of a briefing by the National Crime Agency (NCA) about the so-called county lines epidemic.
The NCA, set up in 2013 as a non-ministerial government department replacing the Serious Organised Crime Agency and Child Exploitation, warned yesterday that criminal gangs are exploiting thousands of children as young as 11 to run drug networks that rake in hundreds of millions of pounds a year.
Sexual harassment on Britain’s railways is rising sharply, according to the British Transport Police, yet too many women still feel reporting is futile. LYNNE WALSH asks why the burden of safety all too often remains on women themselves
A just transition to Great British Railways and a clean and safe railway for all is not only desirable but also necessary. MARYAM ESLAMDOUST explains
On the eve of the 157th Trades Union Congress, MICK WHELAN, general secretary of Aslef, the train drivers’ union, celebrates victory in his campaign to get dignity for drivers at work
