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South Wales Guardian
3 days ago
- Politics
- South Wales Guardian
Fare evasion costs Transport for London £130m a year
Transport for London (TfL) said 3.5% of passengers across its network evade fares, costing it £130 million annually. The figure has fallen from 3.8% in the 2023/24 financial year. In April, TfL announced new measures aimed at slashing the figure to 1.5% by the end of the decade. These include targeting the most prolific fare evaders and using advanced technology. Sadiq Khan is driving a proud city into the ground. Lawbreaking is out of control. He's not acting. So, I did.👇 — Robert Jenrick (@RobertJenrick) May 29, 2025 Shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick posted a video on social media on Thursday in which he confronted people who forced their way through the ticket barriers at Stratford station in east London. He asked one person 'do you think it's all right not to pay' and challenged another to 'go back through the barrier and pay'. Speaking to BBC Radio 5 Live on Thursday, Mr Jenrick said staff 'weren't doing anything' to tackle evasion when he was at Stratford to film the video. 'They weren't either trained or didn't have the self-confidence to take action, and I think that's the issue sometimes,' he said. London Underground and Overground services operate from Stratford, as well as mainline rail services, the Elizabeth line and the DLR. Interventions with fare dodgers are involved in around half of reported incidents of violence and aggression towards frontline staff, according to TfL. Trade union the Transport Salaried Staffs' Association (TSSA) appeared to accuse Mr Jenrick of 'trying to score points' with the clip. It said in a statement: 'This incident was not only inappropriate but also potentially dangerous for passengers, staff and the individual involved. 'Fare evasion is a serious issue, but it must be tackled with professional, trained enforcement, not MPs trying to score points or social media clout on their daily commute.' Siwan Hayward, TfL's director of security, policing and enforcement, said the 'overwhelming majority' of passengers pay the correct fare, but there is 'a minority who do attempt to travel without a valid ticket, which is a criminal offence'. She went on: 'Fare evasion is unacceptable. That is why we are strengthening our capability to deter and detect fare evaders, including expanding our team of professional investigators to target the most prolific fare evaders across the network. 'This builds on the work of our team of more than 500 uniformed officers already deployed across the network to deal with fare evasion and other anti-social behaviour, keeping staff and customers safe. 'Fare evasion is not a victimless crime. It robs Londoners of vital investment in a safe, frequent and reliable transport network and we are committed to reducing the current rate of fare evasion to 1.5% by 2030.'
Powys County Times
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Powys County Times
Jesse Armstrong says new Mountainhead film is ‘not an Elon Musk hit job'
Succession creator Jesse Armstrong has said his new film Mountainhead is 'not an Elon Musk hit job'. The film will be Armstrong's first new project since comedy-drama series Succession concluded in 2023, and will see a group of billionaire friends working in tech get together amid a series of international crises. Asked if he was able to avoid writing about the Tesla boss while making the movie by Matt Chorley on BBC Radio 5 Live, Armstrong said: 'Musk's obviously been really present, I've done this really quickly, I didn't start writing it until January. 'So it's not about Elon Musk, we have a sort of richest guy in the world character, but I think people would find some flavours of Mark Zuckerberg (Meta chief executive) and Sam Altman (OpenAI chief executive), and other less well known tech people in there as well. 'So it's not sort of a Musk hit job, it's trying to be a portrait of a group of people, who are so powerful, and maybe (have) a particular way of talking, and a particular way of thinking.' Armstrong was also asked about the similarities between the characters in his new film and Succession, and whether they were more about power than rich people. The 54-year-old British screenwriter and film producer replied: 'People have been saying why are you writing about these bloody rich people again? 'And maybe I've been seduced and I just like hanging around in… rooms that look like hotels, which is where most of the rich people, they seem to live. 'We did a lot of research and a lot of scouting locations, it's surprising how similar the spaces are. 'But I don't think I'm interested in the money as much as I am in the power of it, I didn't just want to write a rich people show in Succession. 'It was about about newspaper and news media, TV news power, and this is about tech power, about social media power, about AI power.' Mountainhead's cast includes Steve Carell as Randall, Jason Schwartzman as Souper (Hugo Van Yalk), Cory Michael Smith as Venis, and Ramy Youssef as Jeff. Succession was brought to an end in 2023 after four series of Scottish actor Brian Cox playing foul-mouthed global media tycoon and family patriarch Logan Roy, opposite Oscar nominee Jeremy Strong, Academy Award winner Kieran Culkin, Sarah Snook, and Alan Ruck as his children. It scooped 19 Emmys including outstanding drama series and nine Golden Globes during its run, along with drawing large audiences and being critically well received. Armstrong is also an Oscar nominee for co-writing The Thick Of It spin-off film In The Loop with Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci and Tony Roche, and has won TV Baftas for his work on Peep Show and Succession. Mountainhead will air for the first time on June 1, on Sky and streaming service Now.
South Wales Argus
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- South Wales Argus
Jesse Armstrong says new Mountainhead film is ‘not an Elon Musk hit job'
The film will be Armstrong's first new project since comedy-drama series Succession concluded in 2023, and will see a group of billionaire friends working in tech get together amid a series of international crises. Asked if he was able to avoid writing about the Tesla boss while making the movie by Matt Chorley on BBC Radio 5 Live, Armstrong said: 'Musk's obviously been really present, I've done this really quickly, I didn't start writing it until January. 'So it's not about Elon Musk, we have a sort of richest guy in the world character, but I think people would find some flavours of Mark Zuckerberg (Meta chief executive) and Sam Altman (OpenAI chief executive), and other less well known tech people in there as well. 'So it's not sort of a Musk hit job, it's trying to be a portrait of a group of people, who are so powerful, and maybe (have) a particular way of talking, and a particular way of thinking.' Armstrong was also asked about the similarities between the characters in his new film and Succession, and whether they were more about power than rich people. The 54-year-old British screenwriter and film producer replied: 'People have been saying why are you writing about these bloody rich people again? 'And maybe I've been seduced and I just like hanging around in… rooms that look like hotels, which is where most of the rich people, they seem to live. 'We did a lot of research and a lot of scouting locations, it's surprising how similar the spaces are. 'But I don't think I'm interested in the money as much as I am in the power of it, I didn't just want to write a rich people show in Succession. 'It was about about newspaper and news media, TV news power, and this is about tech power, about social media power, about AI power.' Mountainhead's cast includes Steve Carell as Randall, Jason Schwartzman as Souper (Hugo Van Yalk), Cory Michael Smith as Venis, and Ramy Youssef as Jeff. Succession was brought to an end in 2023 after four series of Scottish actor Brian Cox playing foul-mouthed global media tycoon and family patriarch Logan Roy, opposite Oscar nominee Jeremy Strong, Academy Award winner Kieran Culkin, Sarah Snook, and Alan Ruck as his children. It scooped 19 Emmys including outstanding drama series and nine Golden Globes during its run, along with drawing large audiences and being critically well received. Armstrong is also an Oscar nominee for co-writing The Thick Of It spin-off film In The Loop with Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci and Tony Roche, and has won TV Baftas for his work on Peep Show and Succession. Mountainhead will air for the first time on June 1, on Sky and streaming service Now.
North Wales Chronicle
3 days ago
- Politics
- North Wales Chronicle
Fare evasion costs Transport for London £130m a year
Transport for London (TfL) said 3.5% of passengers across its network evade fares, costing it £130 million annually. The figure has fallen from 3.8% in the 2023/24 financial year. In April, TfL announced new measures aimed at slashing the figure to 1.5% by the end of the decade. These include targeting the most prolific fare evaders and using advanced technology. Sadiq Khan is driving a proud city into the ground. Lawbreaking is out of control. He's not acting. So, I did.👇 — Robert Jenrick (@RobertJenrick) May 29, 2025 Shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick posted a video on social media on Thursday in which he confronted people who forced their way through the ticket barriers at Stratford station in east London. He asked one person 'do you think it's all right not to pay' and challenged another to 'go back through the barrier and pay'. Speaking to BBC Radio 5 Live on Thursday, Mr Jenrick said staff 'weren't doing anything' to tackle evasion when he was at Stratford to film the video. 'They weren't either trained or didn't have the self-confidence to take action, and I think that's the issue sometimes,' he said. London Underground and Overground services operate from Stratford, as well as mainline rail services, the Elizabeth line and the DLR. Interventions with fare dodgers are involved in around half of reported incidents of violence and aggression towards frontline staff, according to TfL. Trade union the Transport Salaried Staffs' Association (TSSA) appeared to accuse Mr Jenrick of 'trying to score points' with the clip. It said in a statement: 'This incident was not only inappropriate but also potentially dangerous for passengers, staff and the individual involved. 'Fare evasion is a serious issue, but it must be tackled with professional, trained enforcement, not MPs trying to score points or social media clout on their daily commute.' Siwan Hayward, TfL's director of security, policing and enforcement, said the 'overwhelming majority' of passengers pay the correct fare, but there is 'a minority who do attempt to travel without a valid ticket, which is a criminal offence'. She went on: 'Fare evasion is unacceptable. That is why we are strengthening our capability to deter and detect fare evaders, including expanding our team of professional investigators to target the most prolific fare evaders across the network. 'This builds on the work of our team of more than 500 uniformed officers already deployed across the network to deal with fare evasion and other anti-social behaviour, keeping staff and customers safe. 'Fare evasion is not a victimless crime. It robs Londoners of vital investment in a safe, frequent and reliable transport network and we are committed to reducing the current rate of fare evasion to 1.5% by 2030.'
Rhyl Journal
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Rhyl Journal
Jesse Armstrong says new Mountainhead film is ‘not an Elon Musk hit job'
The film will be Armstrong's first new project since comedy-drama series Succession concluded in 2023, and will see a group of billionaire friends working in tech get together amid a series of international crises. Asked if he was able to avoid writing about the Tesla boss while making the movie by Matt Chorley on BBC Radio 5 Live, Armstrong said: 'Musk's obviously been really present, I've done this really quickly, I didn't start writing it until January. 'So it's not about Elon Musk, we have a sort of richest guy in the world character, but I think people would find some flavours of Mark Zuckerberg (Meta chief executive) and Sam Altman (OpenAI chief executive), and other less well known tech people in there as well. 'So it's not sort of a Musk hit job, it's trying to be a portrait of a group of people, who are so powerful, and maybe (have) a particular way of talking, and a particular way of thinking.' Armstrong was also asked about the similarities between the characters in his new film and Succession, and whether they were more about power than rich people. The 54-year-old British screenwriter and film producer replied: 'People have been saying why are you writing about these bloody rich people again? 'And maybe I've been seduced and I just like hanging around in… rooms that look like hotels, which is where most of the rich people, they seem to live. 'We did a lot of research and a lot of scouting locations, it's surprising how similar the spaces are. 'But I don't think I'm interested in the money as much as I am in the power of it, I didn't just want to write a rich people show in Succession. 'It was about about newspaper and news media, TV news power, and this is about tech power, about social media power, about AI power.' Mountainhead's cast includes Steve Carell as Randall, Jason Schwartzman as Souper (Hugo Van Yalk), Cory Michael Smith as Venis, and Ramy Youssef as Jeff. Succession was brought to an end in 2023 after four series of Scottish actor Brian Cox playing foul-mouthed global media tycoon and family patriarch Logan Roy, opposite Oscar nominee Jeremy Strong, Academy Award winner Kieran Culkin, Sarah Snook, and Alan Ruck as his children. It scooped 19 Emmys including outstanding drama series and nine Golden Globes during its run, along with drawing large audiences and being critically well received. Armstrong is also an Oscar nominee for co-writing The Thick Of It spin-off film In The Loop with Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci and Tony Roche, and has won TV Baftas for his work on Peep Show and Succession. Mountainhead will air for the first time on June 1, on Sky and streaming service Now.
