Through a delayed train’s window, I see how Britain’s ‘blue wall’ is crumbling - town by commuter town | John Harris

My unwanted rail odyssey began in London Waterloo, and ended up showing me how the Tories are failing their votersTen or so days ago, I was embroiled in a truly absurd public transport ordeal. Because the train drivers’ union was going on strike, travelling from the West Country to London for an early start meant driving to Reading, overnighting in a hotel and then taking the Elizabeth line to the capital. Then, on the return journey, the same route came to a halt thanks to a train collidi