Overground Line News Today

I cringed a little at the names that the Mayor of London came up with for six Overground railway lines – Windrush, Suffragette and Lioness among them. Their uncritical agitprop implied everyone had signed up to an approved version of history.

London’s Ginger Line has suddenly turned into a rainbow. Not only has Sadiq Khan given stretches of the Overground new colours, they have also been renamed. And, unsurprisingly, the Mayor, shrieval overlord of diversity and inclusivity, has chosen names that reinforce a particular view of London’s, and Britain’s, history, one that celebrates (or if we’re being more cynical, fetishises) the contributions, experiences and struggles of women and minorities.

Check the London Underground services this weekend before heading out this weekend.

Check the London Underground services this weekend before heading out this weekend.

Check the London Underground services this weekend before heading out this weekend.

Check the London Underground services this weekend before heading out this weekend.

Check the London Underground services this weekend before heading out this weekend.