“Britain is running out of stock,” the front page headline told the Times, noting that although the strikes are scheduled for Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, they are likely to cause a week-long break due to schedule disruptions. Times front page on Tuesday The Guardian headlines “Prime Minister fires up railway strike with strike threat” with a report that Boris Johnson is preparing to line up temporary agency workers to use them as strikers. Page one of the Guardian Along with other headlines, the paper also cites Johnson’s comments that public sector workers should exercise restraint in their payroll requirements to keep inflation low, contrary to what he said earlier in the year that they wanted a “High wage economy”. The Telegraph treats this perspective somewhat differently in its main story, entitled “PM: Trade Unions Hurt Those Who Aim to Help.” A similar view is taken by the Express, which also highlights the Prime Minister’s comments on wages following the rejection of the RMT railway union of a 3% wage offer. “Boris: time for ‘reasonable’ wage agreements to ease the cost crisis,” says the chief executive. The Financial Times reports concerns in the business community that strikes could derail the economy. “Businesses fear the cost of the rail strike as the prospect of more departures increases,” he said. Mail likens the closure to a pandemic lockdown, saying the hosting industry is worried it could cost companies 1 1bn in lost revenue. “The strikes are a down 1 billion lockdown for Britain,” read its front-page headline. The Mirror extends things only from the railways to paint a picture of a country with problems in all modes of transportation. The words “Airplanes, Trains, Cars” line up on the front page with the word “crisis” tagged in each as it refers to flight cancellations, rail closures and another increase in petrol prices. He says Transport Secretary Grand Saps “did not raise a finger” to try to resolve the rail dispute. The strike means that the free Metro ticket is unlikely to reach many passengers this week and says “Everything goes a little local”, while the London City AM, for free, says “Canceled”. He says he has learned that the government, in defiance of calls for cuts in public sector wages, has asked ministers to lift restrictions on “high wages in the city” to show overseas travelers the “benefits of Brexit”. Front page of i
