Tueday's papers

Snow dominates the headlines as the country,or at least the South East had its worst falls for 18 years and the capital ground to a halt.

The Telegraph says that despite five days of severe weather warnings, transport bosses still appeared to have been completely caught out on Monday as up to a foot of snow fell across the country, bringing, rail, air and road networks to a halt.

The Guardian says that it may have cost the UK economy about £1.2bn, piling further difficulty on firms already struggling in the recession.

The Independent says that

David Frost, director-general of the British Chambers of Commerce, accused the authorities today of complacency in allowing transport networks, particularly in London, to be brought to a virtual standstill by yesterday's snowfall.

According to the Times

Local authorities could run out of salt to grit roads within three or four days as Britain faces a week of paralysis after the heaviest snow for at least 18 years,

Meanwhile the foreign workers disputes continue,the telegraph says that the strikes over the use of foreign labour at Lindsey Oil Refinery in North Lincolnshire show no sign of ending, the Times reports that Lord Mandelson suggested yesterday that striking workers were displaying the “politics of xenophobia”.