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The latest release from the Association of British Commuters, the group who are seeking a judicial review in order to force the government to intervene. They are politically neutral. Legal update: the Department for Transport continues to evade its responsibility to the public With the daily...

Hardly anyone in the media has reported this story accurately, so that point is moot. The RMT themselves said that the deal was struck with GTR on the Friday, and Southern came back on the Monday reneging on it. Incidentally, the DfT was livid that the deal between ScotRail and the RMT was...

The RMT didn't reject the offer. They were ready to sign it and were appalled at the volte-face from Southern. Claire Perry said she was embarrassed to be the rail minister, principally because she was being instructed by the then Transport Minister Patrick McLoughlin and the Permanent Secretary...

Totally for real. The RMT said they had a deal on the table with Southern a few months ago. The DfT scuppered it, Claire Perry (the then rail minister) resigned over it.

It is true. I don't know why you're saying that, because the RMT said they had a deal on the table with Southern, and the DfT scuppered it. It's one of the reasons Claire Perry resigned 'in embarrassment'.

And therein lies the point. The government has no intention of intervening and sorting the mess out, and they are the ones who are driving it. Actually, one point - a few months ago, Southern and the RMT had a deal on the table, agreed on a Friday, which they left over the weekend in order for...

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That seeks to presume Southern's incompetence is down to the dispute. Meanwhile, there is a judicial review being put together to hold the government to account for the way it is managing the railway service (as opposed to the dispute). I think people should have a look at getting behind that...