The SNP has decided to disaggregate the BTP!
Of course even in Scotland, it is rumoured that, fine Malts are watered down.Delighted to pass my first Bill with support from Greens. Will make Railway Policing more accountable & draw on wider pool of expertise— Humza Yousaf (@HumzaYousaf) June 27, 2017
This from Roger Ford...
Sad news from Westminster.
Under Parliamentary rules Select Committee chairs are limited to two Parliamentary terms, which means that a replacement must be found for Eye's favourite inquisitor Louise Ellman (Didn't we do this back in April? Ed)
Her modest, almost diffident, demeamour in the chair of the Transport Select Committee concealed a shrewd grasp of the issues and an interrogation technique which, unusually, generated more light than heat.
An abiding pleasure is her, and her Committee's dissection of DfT Permant Secretary Philip Rutnam over the Great Western Electrification Programme.
At her hearings you knew someone was in trouble when she gave them that quizical look over her spectacles before asking a seemingly simple question, which was often almost impossible to answer honestly without political fall out.
Louise - the railway industry will miss you!
UPDATE: Meanwhile, Eye understands that the following MPs are likely to appear on the ballot to be Labour's new chair of the Transport Select Committee:
Good news from Alstom...
Alstom obtains ISO 37001 certification for its anti-bribery management system
27 June 2017 – Alstom has obtained the first AFAQ ISO 37001 certification awarded by AFNOR Certification following an audit carried out between March and May 2017 at seven sites in France and Europe, confirming its commitment to fight corruption.
The international standard ISO 37001, introduced in October 2016, advocates a series of measures to help organisations of all sizes, both private and public, to prevent, detect and tackle bribery through the implementation of an anti-bribery management system.
Move along people, nothing to see here.
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