Simon Calder, also known as The Man Who Pays His Way, has been writing about travel for The Independent since 1994. In his weekly opinion column, he explores a key travel issue – and what it means for you.
Much has been happening in the realm of the railway this week, most of it negative. Train drivers belonging to Aslef stopped work for another two days in their long and bitter dispute over pay and working arrangements, halting most trains in England. With no apparent hunger for a settlement from ministers or union, I was obliged to write in an article about the Birmingham-London fares war: “It is not advisable to book more than two weeks ahead in case another strike is called.”
