Opinion: Who will pay for the drivers' pay deal?

Stability is key to a successful railway, and our new government says that its decision to resolve the two-year dispute with drivers’ union ASLEF is a major step towards achieving this ideal. But is this true, or just political spin?

The price for ending this series of strikes is estimated to be more than £100 million.

Labour’s justification is that it will cost the country more in lost revenue and taxes if the wave of walkouts is allowed to drift on.